Mark Elf

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I Won't Dance 05:49 Tools
Old Folks 05:01 Tools
Alfie 07:05 Tools
Just In Time 05:51 Tools
Elfin's Pace 04:18 Tools
Bossa For Eric A. 04:31 Tools
I've Never Been In Love Before 07:33 Tools
Little Old Lady 06:00 Tools
Lazy Bird 04:19 Tools
All of You 07:35 Tools
Indubitably 04:26 Tools
Bossa For Bobby J 06:14 Tools
A Fancy For Yancy 04:59 Tools
Chuy's Challenge 06:43 Tools
Waltz For Wilke 05:19 Tools
Fundingsland Waltz 06:09 Tools
Blues In The Night 07:04 Tools
Trickynometry 05:35 Tools
Loved Again 04:43 Tools
Milestones 05:00 Tools
Deception Blues (Guitar) 04:20 Tools
Cheek To Cheek 05:36 Tools
Too Close for Comfort 09:59 Tools
Hey There 03:51 Tools
It Was Written In The Stars 05:39 Tools
Stompin' At The Savoy 06:54 Tools
Gaston's Gate 04:54 Tools
Ballad For Bertrand 05:58 Tools
Falling In Love With Love 05:01 Tools
Time on My Hands 05:01 Tools
Heartfelt 05:37 Tools
A Fine Romance 04:55 Tools
A Little Diddy 05:01 Tools
Groove For Gonzalez 04:13 Tools
The Sandy Effect 05:03 Tools
It Was so Beautiful 05:06 Tools
Middle of the Night 05:06 Tools
Giant Steps 05:04 Tools
Eternal Triangle 06:16 Tools
Love Walked In 05:32 Tools
Blue Moon 05:27 Tools
Lush Life 05:34 Tools
Michelli's Mambo 03:43 Tools
HOV Lane 03:43 Tools
Manhattan 08:07 Tools
Count Spacey 05:03 Tools
Left Hand Corner 04:18 Tools
Shawnuff 04:37 Tools
Thanks For The Memory 08:07 Tools
A Minor Scramble 03:31 Tools
52nd St. Theme 04:13 Tools
It Might As Well Be Spring 03:31 Tools
Liftoff 04:25 Tools
People Will Say We're In Love 06:57 Tools
From This Moment On 02:36 Tools
Ballad 2000 07:03 Tools
Titillating 06:57 Tools
Stormy Weather 06:57 Tools
Come Rain or Come Shine 04:25 Tools
Nobody Else But Me 06:04 Tools
Jacky's Jaunt 07:02 Tools
Blues In Fat Tues 04:25 Tools
Sweet and Lovely 05:16 Tools
Tico Tico 07:02 Tools
Dream Steppin' 03:20 Tools
This Is All I Ask 07:03 Tools
After You've Gone 04:25 Tools
Just You Just Me 05:25 Tools
Pemble's Tremble 04:25 Tools
The Niche 07:03 Tools
Ain't Misbehaving 07:03 Tools
Shaw 'Nuff 07:03 Tools
Michelle's Mambo 04:09 Tools
By Myself 08:00 Tools
Prelude To A Kiss 04:09 Tools
Valse Hot 05:53 Tools
Blues For You 05:24 Tools
Too Marvelous For Words 04:37 Tools
Stablemates 05:16 Tools
Rhymin' For Simon 04:37 Tools
Joy Spring 04:09 Tools
Quick Silver 08:58 Tools
Someting to Live For 13:01 Tools
109 West 13:01 Tools
I Concentrate On You 05:04 Tools
The Cookie Maker 03:06 Tools
A Little Ditty 13:01 Tools
Walker's Walk 13:01 Tools
Stella By Starlight 10:50 Tools
Brownie Speaks 05:04 Tools
The Elf 05:04 Tools
Just You, Just Me 05:04 Tools
No More Blues 05:39 Tools
Hot House 05:23 Tools
Michellie's Mambo 04:08 Tools
Blowins' for the Cohen's 04:13 Tools
The Conflict 10:50 Tools
Griff's Riff 05:04 Tools
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 03:06 Tools
Crazy She Calls Me 05:39 Tools
Tea Cup 06:17 Tools
The Theme 06:59 Tools
MYN Blues 01:27 Tools
Monk Like 06:47 Tools
Dot Com Blues 04:14 Tools
One In Three 04:58 Tools
How Low Can You Go (Baritone Guitar) 05:54 Tools
Erv's Curve 05:23 Tools
Tributo a Wess 04:08 Tools
Darn That Dream 04:14 Tools
Gambinie's Bambinies 04:57 Tools
So Samba 04:57 Tools
Deception Blues (Baritone Guitar) 04:08 Tools
Mr. Suave 06:17 Tools
TGEG Blues 06:17 Tools
Liftoff (Alternate Take) 04:03 Tools
Limehouse blues 04:03 Tools
Lady Be Good 04:03 Tools
Blues For Jenny 04:08 Tools
My Dream 04:37 Tools
Good-Bye Dear Friend 05:25 Tools
On At Klon 04:08 Tools
Love for Sale 05:25 Tools
A Tune For Double "D" 05:25 Tools
Why Do I Love You? 08:10 Tools
Have You Met Miss Jones 04:08 Tools
Liftoff (Master Take) 02:40 Tools
In Three for Bob P. 05:25 Tools
Bossa Para Chile 05:25 Tools
People 05:25 Tools
The End Of A Love Affair 04:52 Tools
Liftoff - Master Take 02:41 Tools
Pregnant Chad Blues 02:41 Tools
Oye DNA 04:52 Tools
deception blues 04:52 Tools
Low Blow - Baritone Guitar 04:52 Tools
Philly Twist 04:52 Tools
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off 04:52 Tools
Deception Blues (On Guitar) 04:52 Tools
The Bottom Line - Baritone Guitar 04:52 Tools
how low can you go 04:52 Tools
Pregnant Chad Blues (Alt. Take) 04:52 Tools
Something to live for 04:52 Tools
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Mark Elf has been on the Jazz scene for over 30 years. He was born in Queens, New York in 1949 and started playing the Guitar at the age of 11. He has played and or recorded with the Jazz Giants: Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath & the Heath Bros., Wynton Marsalis & Jon Hendricks just to name a few. His first professional Jazz performance occurred around 1971 as a sideman at the Club Barron in Harlem, New York with Gloria Coleman and Etta Jones. This performance was a double bill with the George Benson Quintet. During the 1970’s he toured with Lou Donaldson, Jimmy McGriff, Groove Holmes & Charles Earland and recorded a number of albums with them. He recorded his first album as a sideman with Jimmy McGriff & Groove Holmes in 1973 on the Groove Merchant Record label called “Giants of the Organ Come Together”. In the late 1970’s Mark worked with Junior Cook and Bill Hardman in New York City and also recorded with them on the Muse Label. In the 1980’s he toured Europe with Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry and other Jazz Luminaries and also recorded his first album as a leader in 1986 called the Mark Elf Trio Volume 1. In 1988 he recorded his second album as a leader “The Eternal Triangle with Hank Jones, Jimmy Heath, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley. This album would be released in 1996 on Mark’s Jen Bay Record Label. 1993 brought Mark his first overseas record deal with The Alerce Record Label and “The Mark Elf Trio” was recorded in Santiago, Chile. This recording was marketed to radio in 1996 and went to #7 on The Gavin Jazz Chart. 1995 found Mark recording for Telarc on the Jon Hendricks CD, “Boppin' at The Blue Note” with, Wynton Marsalis, Benny Golson, Al Grey & Red Holloway. This recording went to #1 and opened up some radio doors just before the Alerce recording released in 1996. After forming his own record company in 1995, Jen Bay Records, he stunned the record industry with hit recordings on Jazz Radio. From 1996 to 2001 all eight of his recordings had finished in the top ten on National Jazz Radio with six of them going to #1 consecutively from 1997 to 2001!! In 1996 he joined the Jimmy Heath band and also worked with the Heath Bros. During this time the Eternal Triangle was released and it went to #4 on The Gavin Jazz Chart. He recorded “As We Were Saying” with the Heath Bros. for Concord in 1997. This same year Mark’s third recording as a leader, “A Minor Scramble” was released. This was the second for his own company and it hit #1 on The Gavin Jazz Chart. This was the first of 6 consecutive Chart Toppers!! The other five were 1998 - Trickynometry #1, 1999 - New York Cats #1, 2000 - Over The Airwaves & Live At Smalls #1 and 2001 -Swingin' #1 ! From 1970 to the present Mark has taught Guitar and theory at independent studios, colleges and universities in the USA and abroad. His clinics are recognized as some of the finest in the world as attested to by Clark Terry who hired Mark to teach at several of his Jazz Camps in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Clark says, “The students love his no nonsense practical approach. “He’s a great clinician.” 2008 www.markelfguitarconservatory.com Beside owning his own successful record label he also owns his own publishing company. He is sought after for his lectures on “How To Succeed As An INDIE”. Presently Mark is touring with his trio performing at festivals, colleges and also clubs. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.