Temporary Kings

Temporary Kings is an album by saxophonist Mark Turner and pianist Ethan Iverson. The album was released in September 2018 by the ECM label. Jazzwise included the album in its list of Top 20 Jazz Albums of 2018, ranking it #13. NPR included the album in its list of Best Music of 2018. Reception The Observer awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Dave Gelly stating "The friendly relations between contemporary forms of jazz and classical music are taken for granted these days, and this is a particularly fine example, a kind of jazz-inflected chamber music. It is a set of duets for tenor saxophone (Turner) and piano (Iverson), by players who delight in each other’s work and company. The atmosphere is calm and reflective, with few if any dramatic highs but plenty of melody and lively exchanges". All About Jazz reviewer Mario Calvitti said, "Overall a nice record, which requires several plays in order to fully appreciate all the nuances that make it up. The work highlights above all the talent of the pianist, who here is fully manifested both as an interpreter and as a composer, while Turner confirms himself as a superfine soloist, with one of the most beautiful instrumental voices among the saxophonists of his generation".