“…more than anyone else among today’s trumpeters, Rapp is breaking down the age old paradigms as to how the trumpet ought to be played in a jazz environment…” – JazzPolice.com
Writing in the album liner notes, Ashley Kahn praises the top-drawer prowess of the performers: “It’s exceedingly rare that one finds this range of talent on one jazz album. If one desired an accurate measure of today’s scene in all its flavors and formats, here it is on one disc.”
“It’s a tremendous honor to be a part of this recording and to stand alongside such great and notable musicians. I love that Roy Hargrove opens the record and my track closes the record. And the cover features my trumpet!” – Mark Rapp
“Rapp is quickly developing a reputation as a superb interpreter and great stylist, willing to tackle the history of this music with his eyes on the past and his mind on the present and future of this music.” – AllAboutJazz.com, Dan Bilawsky
Mark Rapp: trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, didgeridoo
Don Braden: tenor sax, alto flute
Joe Kaplowitz: hammond b3 organ
Ahmad Mansour: guitar
Klemmens Marktl: drums, percussion
Dinemec Jazz
Released: May 2011
Exec Prod: Paul Sutin
Producer: Mark Rapp, Melting Pot
Mastered by: James Drake
“With the exceptional pianist Gerald Clayton, Braden, and Rapp are really hitting on all cylinders during this exciting program of music.” – AllMusic.com
Don Braden: tenor sax, alto flute
Mark Rapp: trumpet
Gerald Clayton: piano
Sachel Vasandani: vocals
Rene Hart: acoustic bass
Greg Gonzalez: drums
Premium Music Solutions
Released: Nov 2009
Exec Prod: Gail Boyd
Producer: Billy Terrell
Mastered by: Bill Moss
“Token Tales shows many different facets of this trumpeter’s pioneering ways. He never runs out of ideas about where to take his compositions.” – Susan Frances, JazzTimes.com
