Happy Birthday Dave Liebman. ‘Boss Of The Soprano’

This day (September 4, 1946), in Brooklyn, New York, is born Dave Liebman, an American saxophonist and flautist.

Tracklist :

1 . w/ Adam Rudolph, Hamid Drake – Chi (2018)

2 . The 12th man (2017)

3 . w/ Richie Beirach - Testament (2015)

4 . w/ Expansions – Samsara (2014)

5 . w/ VEIN – Jazztage Leipzig (2012)

6 . Smokin at the Cafe (2011)

7 . Anubis (2002)

8 . w/ Abbey Rader – Live in Orlando (2001)

9 . My Favorite Things

10 . w/ Wayne Shorter, Eddy Gomez, Jack De Johnette – Live in Japan (1987)

11 . w/ Miles Davis - Ilfe Live in Berlin (1973)

12 . w/ Elvin Jones Quartet – The Children/Merry-Go-Round (1973)

Tracklist :

Besame Mucho . All The Things You Are . In Your Own Sweet Way . Untitled Original . Pablo’s Story . Sam’s Float . Satya Dhwani . Your Lady . After The Rain .What a Wonderful

Playing Coltrane

Dave Liebman, Wayne Shorter, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker, Joshua Redman, McCoy Tyner, Ravi Coltrane, Christian McBride, Roy Haynes, Bobby Hutcherson, Marcus Miller, Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Branford Marsalis, Raul de Souza, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Wes Montgomery, Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, etc

This week In Jazz Legends 36/52

Herbie Hancock, Larry Coryell, Gary Burton, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal, Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, George Duke, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, Dave Liebman, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, Archie Shepp, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson

This week In Jazz Legends 33/52 (special collaborations)

Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Wynton Marsalis, Stevie Wonder, Chick Corea, Charlie Haden, Kenny Barron, Oscar Peterson, Clark Terry, Mel Torme, George Shearing, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, Brian Blade, Dave Liebman, Antonio Faraò, Christian McBride, John Scofield, Antonio Sanchez, Bucky Pizzarelli, Ruby Braff, Bill Frisell, Thomas Morgan, Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Mike Stern, Eric Johnson

Columbia publish Miles Davis’ album : ‘Get Up with It’ (1974)

Miles Davis' 'Get Up with It' is an album (his last before a five years retirement) collecting tracks recorded between 1970 and 1974 and released on November 22, 1974 by Columbia.

1 . Honky Tonk (Oslo, 1971)

2 . Honky Tonk (Philadelphia 1970)

3 . Calypso Frelimo

4 . Calypso Frelimo (10/27/73, Stockholm)

5 . Electric 73

Track Listing : 1.He Loved Him Madly (Miles Davis) - 32:05 . 2.Maiysha (Miles Davis) - 14:49 . 3.Honky Tonk (Miles Davis) - 05:54 . 4.Rated X (Miles Davis) - 06:49 . 5.Calypso Frelimo (Miles Davis) - 32:10 . 6.Red China Blues (Miles Davis) - 04:10 . 7.Mtume (Miles Davis) - 15:12 . 8.Billy Preston (Miles Davis) - 12:35

Musicians : Miles Davis — Trumpet, Electric Trumpet With Wah-Wah, Organ, Electric Piano, . Dave Liebman— Alto Flute On (1 - 5) . Pete Cosey — Electric

Miles Davis records ‘On the Corner’ for Columbia (1972)

Miles Davis' 'On the Corner' is a studio album recorded on June 1, 6 and July 7, 1972 and released on October 11, 1972 by Columbia.

1 . Turnaroundphrase (November 3 1973, Vienna)

2 . On The Corner Session (Interviews NY)

Track Listing : 1.On The Corner; New York Girl; Thinkin' One Thing And Doin' Another; Vote For Miles (Miles Davis) - 20:02 . 2.Black Satin (Miles Davis) - 05:20 . 3.One And One (Miles Davis) - 06:09 . 4.Helen Butte; Mr. Freedom X (Miles Davis) - 23:18

Don Hunstein

Musicians : Miles Davis - Electric Trumpet With Wah-Wah . Dave Liebman - Soprano Saxophone On (2) . Carlos Garnett - Soprano And Tenor Saxophone On (3 - 4) . Chick Corea - Electric Piano (1) . Herbie Hancock- Electric Piano, Synthesizer . Harold I. Williams - Organ,

Douglas Records publish John McLaughlin’s ‘My Goal’s Beyond,’ his third solo album (1971)

John McLaughlin's 'My Goal's Beyond' is his third solo album dedicated to Indian guru Sri Chinmoy, his spiritual leade aAnd released in June 1971 by Douglas Records.

1 . Goodbye, Pork Pie Hat

2 . Goodbye, Pork Pie Hat (w/ Jonas Hellborg)

3 . Blue In Green

4 . Blue In Green (Chicago)

Track Listing : 1.Peace One (John Mclaughlin) - 07:18 . 2.Peace Two (John Mclaughlin) - 12:15 . 3.Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Charles Mingus) - 03:20 . 4.Something Spiritual (Dave Herman) - 03:29 . 5.Hearts And Flowers (Theodore Moses Tobani) - 02:10 . 6.Phillip Lane (John Mclaughlin) - 02:36 . 7.Waltz For Bill Evans (Chick Corea) - 02:01 . 8.Follow Your Heart (John Mclaughlin) - 03:19 . 9.Song For My Mother (John Mclaughlin) - 02:34 . 10.Blue In Green (Miles Davis) - 02:38

Musicians : John Mclaughlin -

Three Concerts with Eric Gale

Legendary Jazz and R&B guitarist, Eric Gale, who died today twenty-eight years ago has been from the sixties on, a "top session musician"....

Miles Davis records ‘Dark Magus’ at Carnegie Hall in New York City (1974)

Miles Davis' 'Dark Magus' is a live double album recorded on March 30, 1974 at Carnegie Hall in New York City and released in 1977 by CBS.

1 . Dark Magus (São Paulo, Brazil, 1974)

Track Listing : 1.Dark Magus

/ Moja (Miles Davis) - 25:24 . 2.Dark Magus / Wili (Miles Davis) - 25:08 . 3.Dark Magus / Tatu (Miles Davis) - 25:20 . 4.Dark Magus / Nne (Miles Davis) - 25:32

Musicians : Miles Davis – Electric Trumpet With Wah-Wah, Yamaha Organ On (2 - 3 - 4) . Dave Liebman – Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone . Azar Lawrence – Tenor Saxophone On (3 - 4) . Pete Cosey – Electric Guitar . Reggie Lucas – Electric Guitar . Dominique Gaumont – Electric Guitar On (3 - 4) . Michael Henderson – Electric Bass . Al Foster – Drums . James Mtume Foreman – Percussion

Production : Produced By Teo Macero

Happy Birthday Chris Potter

This day (January 1st, 1971), in Chicago, Illinois,, is born Chris Potter, an American jazz saxophonist, composer and multi-instrumentalist.

Tracklist :

1 . w/ NYU Ensemble – Tangerine (2019)

2 . w/ Dr Lonnie Smith Trio – @ Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (2018)

3 . w/ Danilo Pérez, Avishai Cohen, Wycliffe Gordon, Ben Street & Adam Cruz (2017)

4 . w/Ari Hoenig – @ Smalls Jazzcub (2015)

5 . Underground in JazzDock (2014)

6 . Chris Potter Quartet – Giant Steps (2004)

7 . Monterey 2011

8 . w/ Ari Hoenig – The Wheel

9 . @ New Morning

10 . Live Paris Underground

11 . On His Influences And On Being An Influence

12 . w/ Herbie Hancock, Amy Keys – A Song For You

Tracklist :

Morning Bell . Lotus Blossom . The Wheel . Yesterday . Big Top . Celestial Nomad . Underground . The Source .

Lieb & the Miles’ Sopranos

Dave Liebman, who turns 70 today belongs to the "soprano sax players featured on a Miles Davis studio record" small club.

A club of eleven members - not counting anyone we may have missed : Wayne Shorter ("Bitches Brew", "In a Silent Way", "Big Fun"), Kenny Garrett ("Amandla"), Dave Liebman ("On the Corner", "Dark Magus"), Carlos Garnett ("On the Corner", "Big Fun", "Get Up with It"), Sonny Fortune ("Big Fun", "Agharta", "Pangaea"), Steve Grossman ("Big Fun", "Get Up with It", "Jack Johnson"), John Stubblefield ("Get Up with It"), Bob Berg ("You're Under Arrest"), Bill Evans ("We Want Miles", "Decoy", "Star People"), Branford Marsalis ("Decoy"), Marcus Miller ("Tutu"). They are the "Miles Davis' Sopranos"

Track Listing :

1.Trane Lives! (David Liebman) - 12:32 . 2.Seeds From The Underground…

Nonesuch publish Joni Mitchell’s ‘Travelogue,’ an album featuring orchestral re-recordings of her previous songs (2002)

Joni Mitchell's 'Travelogue' is a double album featuring orchestral re-recordings of her previous songs, released on November 19, 2002 by Nonesuch.

Track Listing : 1.Otis And Marlena (Joni Mitchell) - 03:54 . 2.Amelia (Joni Mitchell) - 06:48 . 3.You Dream Flat Tires (Joni Mitchell) - 03:48 . 4.Love (Joni Mitchell) - 05:40 . 5.Woodstock (Joni Mitchell) - 05:56 . 6.Slouching Toward Bethlehem (Joni Mitchell, W. B. Yeats) - 07:11 . 7.Judgement Of The Moon And Stars (Ludwig'S Tune) (Joni Mitchell) - 05:22 . 8.The Sire Of Sorrow (Job'S Sad Song) (Joni Mitchell) - 07:09 . 9.For The Roses (Joni Mitchell) - 07:28 . 10.Trouble Child (Joni Mitchell) - 05:02 . 11.God Must Be A Boogie Man (Joni Mitchell) - 03:56 . 12.Be Cool (Joni Mitchell) - 05:09 . 13.Just Like This Train (Joni Mitchell) - 05:04 .

Happy Birthday Martial Solal. ‘French Keys’

This day (August 23, 1927), in Algiers, Algeria, is born Martial Solal, a French jazz pianist and composer.

Tracklist :

1 . w/ Dave Liebman - 1 (2015)

2 . Improvisation (2012)

3 . Live in Italy (2008)

4 . w/ Stefano Bollani - Improvisation on Caravan (2008)

5 . Viersen (2007)

6 . Antibes (1990)

7 . w/ Toots Thielemans - What Is This Thing Called (1990)

8 . On Green Dolphin Street (1965)

9 . Tambour

Tracklist :

New York Herald Tribune . Body And Soul . Poinciana (The Song of the Tree) . Duo . La Mort . All God's Chillun Got Rhythm . Fine And Dandy . 'Round Midnight . New York Herald Tribune . Body And Soul . Duo . Suite Pour Une Frise . Poursuite . La Mort . All God's Chillun Got Rhythm . Fine And Dandy . 'Round Midnight . Poinciana (The Song of the Tree) .

Eric Clapton releases his eighth album : ‘Money and Cigarettes’ (1983)

Eric Clapton's 'Money and Cigarettes' is his eighth studio album released in February 1983 by Duck / Warner Bros.

1 . Everybody Oughta Change Sometime (1983)

2 . I've Got A Rock 'N Roll Heart (Toronto, 2010)

3 . Crosscut Saw (w/ Otis Rush)

4 . (On "Chas And Dave Show," 1982)

Track Listing : 1.Everybody Oughta Make A Change (Sleepy John Estes) - 03.16 . 2.The Shape You'Re In (Eric Clapton) - 04.08 . 3.Ain'T Going Down (Eric Clapton) - 04.01 . 4.I'Ve Got A Rock 'N' Roll Heart (Steve Diamond, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser) - 03.13 . 5.Man Overboard (Eric Clapton) - 03.45 . 6.Pretty Girl (Eric Clapton) - 05.29 . 7.Man In Love (Eric Clapton) - 02.46 . 8.Crosscut Saw (R.G. Ford) - 03.30 . 9.Slow Down Linda (Eric Clapton) - 04.14 . 10.Crazy Country Hop (Johnny Otis) - 02.46

Musicians : Eric

Happy Birthday Joe Lovano. ‘Sounds of Joe’

This day (December 29, 1952), in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, is born Joseph Salvatore Joe Lovano an American jazz saxophonist, alto clarinetist, flautist.

Tracklist :

1 . All As One (2020)

2 . Tapestry (2019)

3 . w/ Dave Douglas Sound Prints – The Corner Tavern (2018)

4 . On This Day (2016)

5 . w/ John Scofield – @ The City (2015)

6 . w/Brussels Jazz Orchestra – Gent Jazz Festival (2013)

7 . w/ Steve Grossman Two Tenors Quintet – Take the Coltrane

8 . w/ John Scofield, Dave Holland, Al Foster – The Winding Way (Part I) (2002)

9 . Theme For Ernie (2001)

10 . w/ Michael Brecker, David Liebman- Live at Birdland, 12.17.99

11 . w/ George Adams – Tenor Madness

12 . w/ John Scofield – Umbria Jazz 93

13 . w/ Hank Jones Quartet with Special Guest Francesco Cafiso (1989)

14 . w/ Jim Hall – Slam