Jazz Articles about Dave Liebman

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Michael Brecker/Dave Liebman/Joe Lovano: Saxophone Summit: Gathering of Spirits

by Jeff Stockton
November 8, 2004

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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Scott Dubois Quintet featuring David Liebman: Monsoon

by John Kelman
October 28, 2004

Sometimes a recording can be academically impressive, filled with strong intention and all the ingredients for greatness, yet not quite reach the soul. Such is the case with guitarist Scott Dubois' Soul Note début, Monsoon. Aside from his quintet of the past four years, the album also features saxophonist David Liebman, who taught Dubois at the Manhattan School of Music. As a writer and a player, Dubois clearly demonstrates many attributes that, with time, should see him develop into a ...

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Lars Danielsson: Libera Me

by John Kelman
October 19, 2004

When the bonus track on an album is the most adventurous piece, you know there might be trouble. And that's not to say that bassist Lars Danielsson's latest album, Libera Me , is bad; it isn't. In a year where we've seen other artists mesh jazz improvisation with an orchestra, most notably pianist Steve Kuhn with Promises Kept (ECM) and Charlie Mariano with Not Quite a Ballad (Intuition), it has come to pass that these two disparate concepts--the obvious demand ...

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Dave Liebman

by Jack Gold-Molina
September 23, 2004

On Friday May 7, 2004, Dave Liebman performed at the Triple Door in Seattle with his quartet featuring Vic Juris playing guitar, Tony Marino playing bass, and Marko Marcinko playing drums. Prior to their performance, AAJ Seattle writer Jack Gold spoke with him about his approach to music, his work with Elvin Jones and Miles Davis, and what it means to stay creative as an artist.All About Jazz: How did you get your start as a musician?

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Tony Bianco/Dave Liebman/Tony Marino: Line Ish

by John Kelman
August 4, 2004

Saxophonist Dave Liebman's reputation has often rested on his deliberation for carrying the torch laid down by John Coltrane. Expressionistic, with an informed world view, he is as comfortable in a melodic and relaxed setting, as on his most recent quartet record, In a Mellow Tone , as he is in a more free context, beautifully documented on this collaboration with drummer Tony Bianco and long-time bassist Tony Marino. Line Ish finds the trio exploring freedom that has few reference ...

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Dave Liebman Group: In a Mellow Tone

by John Kelman
June 19, 2004

Don't let the title of Dave Liebman's latest disc, In a Mellow Tone, fool you. While the ambience is generally more relaxed than his usual fare, this is no easy-going collection of standards; instead what we have is an album that, for all its mellifluous aspirations, has a subtle intensity, and a certain feeling that all is not what it seems.

Leading off with a radically reharmonized version of the Ellington classic, “In a Mellow Tone," Liebman sets the tone ...

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Mosaic Select: Liebman & Bierach

by John Kelman
April 22, 2004

It's not often that one hears of musical relationships that last as long as twenty years, but saxophonist Dave Liebman and pianist Richie Beirach have shared a musical friendship that spanned a number of ensembles and contexts; sometimes, as in the case of their groundbreaking group Lookout Farm, they adapted to current trends, but they never followed them without injecting their own personalities. While there are commercial recordings available as documentation of their work together, including the ...