Heartcore (Kurt Rosenwinkel album)
# Heartcore (Kurt Rosenwinkel album)

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Heartcore is Kurt Rosenwinkel's fifth album as a band leader. The album was fully produced by Rosenwinkel and Q-Tip of popular hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest. The album is a departure musically from Rosenwinkel's previous work, as he contributes keyboard, drums, and voice, at times creating soundscapes completely on his own in his personal studio. Says Rosenwinkel, "There is a place, musically, that’s above the categories. This record – it’s jazz. And it’s much more". While much of the album features varied instrumentation and personnel, a few tracks rely on a live performance aspect, reminding the listener of the connection to the jazz tradition. Rosenwinkel cites the influence of Arnold Schoenberg in the harmonic textural construction on Heartcore.

## Track listing

* "Heartcore" – 8:39
* "Blue Line" – 6:11
* "All the Way to Rajasthan" – 6:59
* "Your Vision" – 8:36
* "Interlude" – 2:45
* "Our Secret World" – 6:13
* "Dream/Memory?" – 3:26
* "Love in the Modern World" – 8:15
* "dcba//>>" – 7:52
* "Thought About You" – 5:44
* "Tone Poem" (Rosenwinkel, Nathan Street, Ben Street) – 3:07

## Personnel

* Kurt Rosenwinkel – Guitar, Keyboards, Drums, Programming
* Mark Turner – Tenor Saxophone (1, 2, 6, 9), Bass Clarinet (11)
* Ben Street – Bass (2, 3, 6, 8, 11)
* Jeff Ballard – Drums (2, 3, 6, 9, 11)

With:

* Ethan Iverson – Piano (9), Keyboards (6)
* Andrew D'Angelo - Bass clarinet (4)
* Mariano Gil - Flute (5, 8)
