Wing It (1998)

About this title: In the 1980s and 1990s, Delmark and Southport were two Chicago-based labels you could turn to when you wanted to check out obscure jazzmen from the Windy City. One of the many Chicagoans Southport documented in 1998 was Mark Fechner, whose Wing It was his first album for Southport and his third overall. A competent (if conventional and fairly predictable) hard bop date, Wing It finds the tenor and alto saxophonist leading his pianoless working quartet, the Mark Fechner Ensemble, which also includes guitarist Pat Keiner, bassist Jeff Hansel and drummer Bret Sher. Many of the songs Fechner ... read more

Tracks:

1. Mayreh [Silver]
2. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy [Zawinul]
3. The Kicker [Henderson]
4. Island Birdie [Tyner]
5. Seven Steps to Heaven [Davis/Feldman]
6. Georgia [Carmichael]
7. Spain [Corea]
8. Free for All [Shorter]
9. Don't Get Around Much Anymore [Ellington/Russell]
10. Jordu [Jordan]
11. Caravan [Ellington/Mills/Tiz]
12. Wing It [Fechner]
13. La Fiesta [Corea]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.