Jazz Articles about Dave Liebman

Dave Liebman: If I had $10 Million in the Bank!

by David Liebman
October 14, 2003

There's no question that I am going to get pinned to the mat, condemned for being close minded, negative, purist, sour grapes and definitely politically incorrect for what I am writing. It is very specific, concerned with jazz musicians being hired to play in pop situations. It is not about musically “crossing over" which is another topic. First of all, a few obvious points: Making a living playing creative music is hard enough without turning down good paying ...

Dave Liebman/Marc Copland: Bookends

by David Adler
May 5, 2003

Saxophonist David Liebman and pianist Marc Copland co-led a quartet with bassist Mike McGuirk and drummer Tony Martucci on last year's Lunar. Now they return to hatOLOGY as a duo, developing their impressive rapport over the course of two discs - the first in-studio, the second live, both recorded on the same date.Liebman has done some of his most remarkable work in a piano-horn duo setting, most notably with Richie Beirach, his partner in the bands Lookout Farm ...

Jesse Green: Sylvan Treasure

by Dave Nathan
December 2, 2002

More and more jazz CDs these days are being released with a track listing dominated by original works of the principal performer. Jesse Green has followed this path with his latest offering. The pianist augments his regular group with bassist Frank Hauch and drummer Bruce Cox, adding some of the most entertaining and technically dominating veteran jazz artists working in contemporary jazz these days. Guesting with Green is an assembly of extraordinary musicians who are responsible for a significant share ...

The Jesse Green Trio: Sylvan Treasure

by C. Michael Bailey
October 23, 2002

A trio of saxophonists...

Wunderkind pianist, 29 year-old Jesse Green enlists the services of three saxophone heavyweights for his new recording, Sylvan Treasure. David Liebman, Chris Potter, and Phil Woods join brassman Patrick Dorian and the Jesse Green trio for a rollicking roll through Be Bop ("Extreme Sporting"), Post-Coltrane free bop ("Hesplopia"), and probing post bop ("Sylvan Treasure"). Green’s trio is crisp and polite and fancies order execution over the “Let Freedom Ring" principle. Green uses his sidemen in a ...

Dave Liebman / Don Braden / Dan Moretti: Latin Genesis

by Jack Bowers
July 1, 2002

Latin Genesis, Dave Liebman writes in the liner notes, marks the thirtieth anniversary of a groundbreaking session in which he took part with drummer Elvin Jones, bassist Gene Perla and saxophonists Joe Farrell and Frank Foster. This time around, the front line consists of Liebman, Don Braden and Dan Moretti, all doubling on soprano and tenor sax, with bassist Oscar Stagnaro replacing Perla and three others (drummer Mark Walker, percussionists Pernell Saturnino and Jorge Najaro) supplying the group’s rhythmic backbone ...

Don Braden/Dave Liebman/Dan Moretti: Latin Genesis

by Dave Nathan
April 12, 2002

Latin Genesis commemorates veteran saxophonist Dave Liebman's first recording as a young man with Elvin Jones. This event took place in 1971 and resulted in an album called, what else, Genesis. Like the 1971 release, there are three saxophonists present. Joining with Liebman is another expert saxophonist Don Braden and relative newcomer Dan Moretti plus a high-powered rhythm section, minus piano (the same as in 1971). Liebman and friends reconstruct the 1971 session, adding a Latin coloring. Some of the ...

Don Braden/Dave Liebman/Dan Moretti: Latin Genesis

by Dave Nathan
April 12, 2002

Latin Genesis commemorates veteran saxophonist Dave Liebman's first recording as a young man with Elvin Jones. This event took place in 1971 and resulted in an album called, what else, Genesis. Like the 1971 release, there are three saxophonists present. Joining with Liebman is another expert saxophonist Don Braden and relative newcomer Dan Moretti plus a high-powered rhythm section, minus piano (the same as in 1971). Liebman and friends reconstruct the 1971 session, adding a Latin coloring. Some of the ...