Marcus Rezak - "Oceans 413" | Color Red Music by Color Red

Music Style: Instrumental jazz funk that turns into a cinematic rock orchestration of guitar.  

Musical Influences:  Wayne Krantz, Scofield, Keith Karlock, Tal Wilkenfeld, Snarky Puppy... 

Musical Inspiration:  The music for this track was inspired by my years exploring jazz, funk, and progressive rock music. I composed this song myself and later brought in the musicians to record on it. I wanted a funky intro that grabbed the soul of the listener followed by a gripping melody that makes you wanna make a stank face and sing it back all at the same time. Lengthy improv solo sections featuring Bill Evans on the first section, Joel Cummins, and myself highlight the track along with the outstanding groove and chops of Kris Myers and Arthur Barrow. The middle section of the song ft. Joel Cummins taking a solo over an electronic rock groove that builds into the ethereal cinematic guitar solo spanning over 4 minutes, nodding to the jazz fusion and melodic rock guitarists of time while putting my own flavor for the world to hear.  

Artist Statement: This is one of my favorite tracks on the entire album because it highlights everyones strengths as musicians and compositionally allows for memorable melodies and grooves. I love the tones and feel overall with how this track came out. As a crowd energizing favorite, this is one of the most requested songs from the album. I was glad to showcase my style and total immersion of melodic cinematic guitar soloing and through composed sections. 

Track Description: Marcus Rezak grabs the souls of listeners with his progressive and ethereal cinematic fusion track “Ocean’s 413.” Loaded with first-call musical cohorts of Bill Evans, Arthur Barrow, Kris Myers, and Joel Cummins, the gripping melody simultaneously evokes a stank face and compels listeners to sing it right back. The through-composed track features lengthy solo sections that allows each musician to show off their individual chops and culminates with a 4-minute guitar solo that gives Rezak the stage to pay tribute to jazz fusion guitarists of all eras while peppering in his own flavor for the world to hear. The re-release of one of Rezak’s most requested songs finds him partnering with Color Red, as both entities are firmly rooted in high-quality original music and collaboration.

Produced by Marcus Rezak

Credits:
Marcus Rezak - Guitar (Electric)
Bill Evans - Saxophone
Arthur Barrow - Bass Guitar (Electric)
Kris Myers - Drums
Joel Cummins - Keyboards

Tracking Engineer - Joe Hettinga
Third Coast Recording Company

Mixing Engineer - Joe Hettinga, Marcus Rezak
Third Coast Recording Company

Mastering Engineer - Doug Krebs
Doug Krebs Mastering