Marsha Heydt
One Night

Release Date: October 30, 2007

The title "One Night" came to me while sitting on my roof, looking towards the Manhattan skyline. I have been blessed living in the Big Apple surrounded by my friends and colleagues. This recording is a compilation of the various experiences Iíve had as a student of both music and life. Iíve chosen both original material and some of my favorite standards, adding a new twist. I am thrilled to share my debut CD, "One Night" with you.

CD Reviews

"I had not heard of jazz saxophonist / flautist Marsha Heydt before her debut CD One Night landed on my desk recently, but I was blown away by her emotive playing, her instincts as an arranger, and her finely tuned skills as a composer. Rising young star, Marsha Heydt, who has performed with Randy Brecker, Grover Washington Jr., Bob Mintzer and George Gee, gives us an outstanding recording with her debut CD One Night. The album stands heads and shoulders above the projects that many much more seasoned artists are turning out today. You cannot go wrong by picking up a copy of One Night, so what are you waiting for?"

— Reviewed September 2007, Riveting Riffs Magazine, www.rivetingriffs.com

"A woodwind expert who plays the reeds with a touch of class, Marsha Heydt delivers an electrifying performance on her first outing as leader with “One Night.” Al album containing a mix of originals and standards that after one listen will leave you wanting more.
A multi-instrumentalist, Heydt plays the alto, soprano and the flute through out the thirteen tracks. The music stretches beyond straight ahead jazz and includes slices of Latin jazz, funk and a bit of jazz rock promising diversity that will please everybody’s musical taste.
This is one excellent session of beautiful jazz music that will please just about everybody. An impressive and memorable debut for Marsha Heydt."

— Edward Blanco, eJazzNews, www.ejazznews.com

"Candy Dulfer has been our main saxy lady for quite sometime, but Heydt gets special coming out of nowhere points for her groove packed cover of 'Mercy Mercy Mercy' which la Dulfer has yet to flash her chops on and is a proving ground for any swinging musician. Enough of an ace to share space with aces like Grover Washington, Randy Brecker and others, her updates on classics and standards will have you wondering where she's been all your life. Tasty stuff you're sure to enjoy."

— Chris Spector, Midwest Record, www.midwestrecord.com

"Not many female saxplayers in her age, and she's good."

— Kjell Andreassen, Radio Denmark, www.radioholstebro.dk

"...It's not like women can't play! Marsha Heydt can certainly play. In fact, she's a flat out reed savant. Containing a lovely tone, she introduced me to her talent with her take on the eternal classic 'Green Dolphin Street.' I'm blown away. Heydt 'sections' her pieces allowing for nice long ample space for improvisation. Her style is what I might classify as poppy or pastel, certainly assertive & authoritative. It's a very creative experience for any listener as she develops her musical ideas for our edification.
There's a certain yearning quality implicit in her playing that is warming to one's sensibilities. All in all, this is a virtuoso that combines all the 'right stuff' contained in jazz rhythyms, tonalities, melody, harmony. ...Just outright raw & viable music. She's a keeper."

— George W. Carroll/The Musicians' Ombudsman, 146 Reads 

Track list: (click on song titles to hear mp3 excerpts)

1. Good Feelin' (Marsha Heydt) Shram Music 3:43
One evening I was hanging out on my roof with a glass of wine and became inspired looking at the stars and the city.

2. On Green Dolphin Street (B. Caper/N. Washington) EMI Feist Inc 4:31
This piece has a personality all its own with the string trio on top of the melody.

3. You Don't Know What Love Is (Gene DePaul/Don Raye) Universal Music Corp. 4:56
Norman turned me on to his interpretation of this melody and I love the bluesy feel.

4. One Night (Marsha Heydt) Shram Music 4:08
Todd helped me come up with this introduction to give it such a 70's feel. This piece makes me think of Grover Washington, who has always been one of my favorites.

5. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Josef Zawinul) Zawinul Music 4:44
A piece that I love feelin' the groove on!

6. I Want You To Know (Marsha Heydt) Shram Music 4:51
Vocal: Carla Cook
Past and present thorughts of people in my life influenced me to write this song.

7. Days of Wine and Roses (Henry Macini) Warner Bros. Music 3:24
A tune that I love to play in different rhythms.

8. Blue Too (Marsha Heydt) Shram Music 3:42
Wrote this Bossa for Blou Toucan many years ao and it is my first published piece of music.

9. Spartacus Love Theme (A. North) Universal Music Corp. 4:32
Suggested by my friend Tony from Blue Toucan, we took this piece in a new direction with a Brazilian flava.

10. Well U Needn't (T. Monk) Regent Music Corp. 3:37
Monk has always been an inspiriation to me. My first appearance on national TV was playing a piece of his. Todd and I play the melody in unison trying to create the feel of how Monk played his music.

11. Georgia On My Mind (Hoagy Carmichael/Stuart Gorrell) Peer Music III Ltd 5:08
Always loved Ray Charles and it was great to play this tune with my own vibe.

12. I Want You To Know (instrumental) (Marsha Heydt) Shram Music 3:44
I also watned to have this played a little faster just to have the soprano play the melody.

13. Afrikaan (Norman Pors) Porsonus Music 4:31
One evening Norm and I were jammin' and he introduced me to this song. I loved the South African vibe and we've played it ever since.

Total Time 55:26

Musicians:

Alto & Soprano Saxophone, Flute: Marsha Heydt
Piano: Norman Pors
Bass: Marc Schmied
Drums: Vito Lesczak
Guitar: Sheryl Bailey (3,4,5,11)
Percussion: Marlon Simon (1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,13)
Trumpet and Flugelhorn: Todd Schwartz (1,2,4,5,7,10)
Vocal: Carla Cook (6)
Cello: Erik Friedlander (3,7,9,11,12,13)
Violin: Rob Thomas (2,6,8)
Viola: Anne Marie Bedney (2,6,8)
Cello: Nioka Kim Workman (2,6,8)

Arranged By:
Marsha Heydt (1,2,4,6,7,8,9,10,12)
Norman Pors (2,3,5,7,9,10,11,13)
Eric Person: Woodwind Consultant
Recorded and Mixed by: Michael Brorby, Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY
Mastered By: Michael MacDonald, AlgoRhythms, NY, NY
Photography: Jimmy & Dena Katz
Assistants: Nick Del Pesco, Julio Carlos
Make-up & Hair: Anthia King
Styling: Elle Werlin & Nassar
Additional photograph: Evelyn Dunn-Steiner
Graphic Designer: Ellen Korbonski
Produced By: Tony Spaneo and Marsha Heydt

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