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Dave Liebman: The Seasons Reflected &These Are Them
by Jeff Stockton
Liebman/MossbladThe Seasons ReflectedSoul Note The Seasons Reflected offers Gunnar Mossblad, augmenting his own Manhattan Saxophone Ensemble (Steve Wilson, Tom Christensen and Dave Riekenberg) with percussionist Chris Hanning and Dave Liebman, a chance to present an ambitious song cycle that attempts to recreate the seasons in song and the phases of the day in sound. “Sunrise opens with tinkling wind chimes and a yawning wooden flute. A gong signals “Dawn , while the unique ...
Continue ReadingDavid Liebman / Ellery Eskelin: Different But the Same
by John Kelman
On first inspection, teaming up saxophonists Dave Liebman and Ellery Eskelin might seem to have the potential for an acute dose of musical schizophrenia. But closer consideration reveals that there is indeed a meeting point. Eskelin may have a reputation as a free player, but he's equally concerned with bringing more traditional aspects into his wildly exploratory work. Liebman, on the other hand, may come from a stronger background in the mainstream jazz tradition, though he is by no means ...
Continue ReadingDave Liebman Times Two
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Dave Liebman, a chameleonic multireedist, is featured on two diverse new recordings, one as a leader and the other as a co-leader.
Dave Liebman Group In a Mellow Tone ZOHO Records 2004
As leader of the Dave Liebman Group, the recent release of In A Mellow Tone features Liebman regulars Vic Juris (guitar), Tony Marino (bass) and Jamey Haddad (drums and percussion). At the top, on the title track, Liebman commits the heretical and ...
Continue ReadingThe David Liebman Big Band: Beyond the Line
by Jack Bowers
Anyone who is familiar with Dave Liebman knows that the music he endorses and performs is sure to be cutting-edge, and such is the case with Beyond the Line, Liebman's first-ever recording as leader of his own big band. This is definitely ensemble music for the twenty-first century, and while it may not suit everyone's idea of what a big band should be or sound like, Liebman remains true to his artistic vision, which is to expand the boundaries of ...
Continue ReadingMichael Brecker / David Liebman / Joe Lovano: Saxophone Summit: Gathering of Spirits
by Woodrow Wilkins
Normally when you hear the words “three tenors," you think of opera singers. In this case, three tenors--in addition to a soprano and a few other instruments--refers to the saxophone, which is perhaps the coolest voice in jazz. Saxophone Summit brings together the voices of Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano and Dave Liebman, a true Gathering of Spirits. All three play tenor sax on a few tracks, but Liebman plays the soprano sax on others. Saxophone “battles" have traditionally ...
Continue ReadingScott DuBois Quintet feat. David Liebman: Monsoon
by Jeff Stockton
Scott DuBois plays a fair amount of electric guitar on Monsoon , his debut as a leader, but it's when he plays acoustic that he makes his most coherent and provocative statements. Strumming, plucking and pulling strings as if he were rearranging them on the neck of his instrument, DuBois injects the classical sound of Segovia's Spain into jazz music. With a band featuring two horn players, each doubling on soprano, DuBois' tunes favor the upper end of the scale ...
Continue ReadingMichael Brecker/Dave Liebman/Joe Lovano: Saxophone Summit: Gathering of Spirits
by Jeff Stockton
You could argue that every post-Coltrane recording of serious saxophone music has been informed by the legacy and spirit of the man himself. Yet it takes a musician (or musicians) of a particular stature and gravity to pull off an explicit tribute by interpreting some of his legendary compositions without sending you straight back to the originals. You could also argue that no single saxophonist is up to the task. So, the Saxophone Summit gives you three. On ...
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