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Dave Liebman

Jazz Album Review: Saxophonist Dave Liebman — Still Chasin’ the Trane

At 75, Dave Liebman pays tribute to John Coltrane by still doing what Coltrane would surely have wanted him to do: to look within and find truths that are a wellspring of rewarding and challenging music for the rest of us.

By: Allen Michie Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Allen Michie, Dave Liebman, Dot Time, Expansions, John-Coltrane, Matt Vashlishan, Selflessness: The Music of John Coltrane

Jazz Survey: Chordless Drills – A Listener’s Guide to the Saxophone Trio

Here is a personal selection of recordings in the saxophone trio format. These linear collaborations have been part of the jazz scene for at least seventy years now. The results are almost always illuminating and exhilarating, and a review of them offers a miniature history of saxophone styles.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz Tagged: Air, Albert Ayler, Bob Moses, Bradford Marsalis, Dave Liebman, David Murray, Elvin Jones, Fly, Henry Grimes, Henry Threadgill, JD Allen, Joe Henderson, Joe Lovano, John-Coltrane, Jon Irabagon, Kenny Garrett, Lee Konitz, Marcus Strickland, Mark Turner, Melissa Aldana, Ornette Coleman, Sam Rivers, Saxophone trio, Sonny-Rollins, Steve Adams, Steve Elman, Steve Lacy, The Fringe

Jazz Album Review: Miles Davis — An Excellent Homage to the Master

This album does an excellent job of recapturing some of the glory of the original Miles Davis recordings.

By: Steve Feeney Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Dave Liebman, Miles-Davis, On The Corner Live: The Music Of Miles Davis, Steve Feeney

Jazz CD Survey: Snapshots and Concepts, Summer 2018

A baker’s dozen of recordings worth hearing . . . maybe even owning.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: 12 Classic Albums, 1953 - 1962, A Rift in Decorum, Ambrose Akinmusire, Bill-Frisell, Blue Note All Stars, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album, Chuck Israels Jazz Orchestra, Compassion - The Music of John Coltrane, Craig Taborn, Dave Liebman, Dave Stryker, Daylight Ghosts, Dedication, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Horace Silver, Horace Silver: Quintet June 1977, I'm Ready, Joe Lovano, John-Coltrane, Joyful Noise - The Music of Horace Silver, Live at the Village Vanguard, Memphis ... Yes, Our Point of View, Small Town, Steve Slagle, Strykin’ Ahead, The Sting Variations, Tierney Sutton Band

Jazz CD Review: “Distant Song” — Reflective Strength

Singer Fred Farell brings an introspective sensibility to this album and has gathered a group of songs that are appropriate for his introverted and quietly aspirational lyrics.

By: Steve Provizer Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Dave Liebman, Distant Song, Fred Farell, Jazz vocal, Richie Beirach, Steve Provizer, Whale City Sounds

Jazz CD Review: “Compassion” — A Deft Homage to John Coltrane

Of course, neither saxophonist sounds precisely like Coltrane: there would be no point in trying.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Compassion, Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano, John-Coltrane, Michael Ullman, Resonance recording

CD Review: The Dave Liebman Group Stretches Out — Expansions Live

Dave Liebman’s band, like its adventurous leader, is more than willing to take a deep dive.

By: Michael Ullman Filed Under: Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: Dave Liebman, The Dave Liebman Group: Expansions Live, Whaling City Sound

Music Review — The Fringe, Dave Liebman, & Rakalam Bob Moses: All In, In Deep

In less than an hour, there had been enough substance to send the first set crowd into the Cambridge night shaking their heads in amazement, spirits lifted, all else forgotten for a brief still time. Another houseful of listeners waited on the sidewalk for the second set. By Steve Elman The best way to hear […]

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Jazz, Music Tagged: Bob Lockwood, Dave Liebman, George Garzone, Lily Pad, Rakalam Bob Moses, The Fringe

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