Gary Bartz Meets Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz & Kenny Barron "The Theme"

 

From Jazz Video Guy.  Gary Bartz meets Kenny Barron.  

The Theme (Barron). Gary Bartz, alto saxophone; Kenny Barron, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; and Ben Riley, drums. Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen 1997.

Widespread Panic "Contentment Blues"

Another song from Widespread Panic's performance at the Classic Center in Athens, Georgia, on April 25th, 2011.  This one is "Contentment Blues".  

Widespread Panic Medley (feat. Dottie Peoples & The People's Choice Choir): "Tall Boy"/"Testify"/"Tall Boy"

Widespread Panic perform "Tall Boy" into "Testify" into "Tall Boy" live at the inaugural Bonnaroo Music Festival on June 22, 2002 – special guests Dottie Peoples and The People's Choice Choir sitting in.

Steps Ahead "Islands"

 

Studio and live versions of the tune "Islands" by Steps Ahead, the second cut off their 1983 "Islands" record, which also yielded the first cut you've heard, "Pools".  The band lineup is:

Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone

Mike Mainieri: vibraphone

Eliane Elias: piano

Eddie Gomez: bass

Peter Erskine: drums

David Sanborn Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, 1981

 

This week, Full Concert Friday, revisits a legendary performance by a ragtag bunch of ace musicians at the 1981 Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland.  Hard to believe this was recorded 40 years ago!  The all-star band includes David Sanborn on alto saxophone, Robben Ford from the initial incarnation of The Yellowjackets, on guitar, Neil Larsen (of Larsen Feiten Band fame) on keyboards (piano, Hammond organ and Hohner Clavinet), Marcus Miller on bass, Mike Mainieri from Steps Ahead on vibraphone, and Yellowjackets' drummer, Ricky Lawson.  

The track listing is:

1. Love Is Not Enough

2. Lotus Blossom

Band Introductions

3. Hideaway 

Steps Ahead "Pools"

 

Studio and live versions of the first cut off of their 1983 self-titled record, here is Steps Ahead with "Pools".  The band lineup is:

Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone

Mike Mainieri: vibraphone

Eliane Elias: piano

Eddie Gomez: bass

Peter Erskine: drums

Widespread Panic "Junior"

 

Another song from Widespread Panic's July 3rd, 2011 performance at Grand Targhee Resort Amphitheater in Alta, Wyoming.  The song is "Junior".  Check it out.  

David Sanborn "Let's Just Say Goodbye"

 

From his 1981 "Voyeur" record, here is alto saxophonist and jazz legend, David Sanborn with the first cut on the record, "Let's Just Say Goodbye".  This is one of those songs that tells you, in the parlance of jazz and jazz fusion, in the '80s, musical virtuosity was giving way to funkiness and having a definite groove.  The band lineup is:

David Sanborn: alto saxophone, Rhodes & Wurlitzer electric pianos

Marcus Miller: bass, Moog bass

Michael Colina: Oberheim OB-X synthesizer

Buzz Feiten: electric & acoustic guitars

Hiram Bullock: electric guitar

Steve Gadd: drums

Lenny Castro: percussion, congas

Freddie King "Pack It Up"

 

From his 1974 album "Burglar" here's Freddie King with the song "Pack It Up".  Some notable musicians played on this record including Eric Clapton and his new studio and touring band of that era.  Here are the details of the recording itself.  Check them out, and enjoy the opening cut on the record, written by Gonzalez Chandler.  

https://www.allmusic.com/album/burglar-mw0000651697/credits

Joe Henderson, John Scofield, & Bill Stewart “Recorda Me”

 

From the jazz festival in Bern, Switzerland, circa 1998, here's "Recorda Me" performed by Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone along with Conrad Herwig on trombone, John Scofield on guitar, George Mraz on bass, Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Bill Stewart on drums.  

Soft Machine "Softs"

Featured this week on Full Album Friday is the ninth studio record by Soft Machine titled "Softs".  This is the final record they did to feature founding keyboardist, Mike Ratledge.  The track listing is:

1. Aubade

2. The Tale of Taliesin

3. Ban-Ban Caliban

4. Song of Aeolus

5. Out of Season

6. Second Bundle

7. Kayoo

8. The Camden Tandem

9. Nexus

10. One Over The Eight

11. Etika

The band lineup is:

Alan Wakeman: tenor & soprano saxophones

John Etheridge: acoustic & electric guitars

Karl Jenkins: orchestrations & Keyboards (piano, electric piano, Hohner Pianet, Minimoog & string synthesizers

Roy Babbington: bass

John Marshall: drums, percussion

Mike Ratledge: synthesizer on "Ban-Ban Caliban" & "Song of Aeolus"

Brecker, Hancock, Hargrove (New Directions in Music) "So What"/"Impressions"

 

Another one from Jazz Video Guy.  The unofficial name of this group is New Directions in Music, and they are paying tribute to both Miles Davis and John Coltrane, playing a medley of jazz standards.  Davis' "So What", and Coltrane's "Impressions".  The performance is from JazzBaltica, on June 7th, 2002.  The full band includes Herbie Hancock on piano, George Mraz on bass, Willie Jones on drums, the late, great Michael Brecker on tenor saxophone, and the late, great Roy Hargrove on trumpet.   

Ron Carter Trio "Autumn Leaves"

 

The Ron Carter Trio plays the standard "Autumn Leaves" with the maestro, Ron Carter, on upright bass, Russell Malone, on guitar, and Donald Vega, on piano.  Not sure where this was recorded as far as concert or venue, but this is a fabulous rendition of a great song.  Check it out.  

Mulgrew Miller "If I Should Lose You"

 

From Jazz Video Guy, (Bret Primack).  Jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller performing with his trio.  The performance is of "If I Should Lose You" at the Grobe Konzertscheune and the JazzBaltica Festival in Salzau, Germany, on July 11th, 2006.  The trio includes Mulgrew Miller on piano, Ivan Taylor on bass, and Rodney Green on drums.

Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Bobby Hutcherson, & Tony Williams "It's Only A Paper Moon"

From Jazz Video Guy (Bret Primack) on YouTube.  

Check out this performance by Herbie Hancock at the 1987 Mount Fuji Jazz Festival in Japan.  This is Herbie Hancock on piano, with Ron Carter on bass, Tony Williams on drums, and Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone, playing a song first performed by Ella Fitzgerald, "It's Only A Paper Moon".  

John McLaughlin, Joey DeFrancesco, & Elvin Jones "Encuentros"

 

From Jazz Video Guy, another performance by the trio of John McLaughlin on guitar, Joey DeFrancesco on Hammond organ, and Elvin Jones on drums from the 1994 Antibes Jazz Festival in France.  The tune is called "Encuentros", and again, the video credit goes to Jazz Video Guy (Bret Primack), for posting it originally, on YouTube.  The track was actually originally recorded by this trio for John McLaughlin's 1994 studio record "After The Rain".  This is the live version, from Antibes.  

Gibson Live

 

This week's Full Concert Friday is a mishmash of performances from several artists, playing live to benefit Gibson Gives, a charity organization set up by the Gibson Guitar Corporation   Several artists participated in the benefit concert.  Here is the set list and artist lineup.  A blend of pop, rock, country, blues, and rhythm & blues music.

Intro w/ Gibson CEO, James "JC" Curleigh and host Mark Agnesi at the Gibson Garage

1. James Bay "Us"

2. James Bay "Hold Back the River"

3. Emily Wolfe "No Man"

4. Samantha Fish "Kill or Be Kind"

5. Message from Luis Fonsi

6. Fer Casillas "Seis"

7. Celisse Henderson ft. Jimmy Vivino "Original Caller"

8. Message from Henry Donahue, Save The Music

9. Jared James Nichols "Skin and Bones"

10. Margo Price "Letting Me Down"

11. What is Gibson Gives?

12. Laura Cox ft. Waxx "Bad Luck Blues"

13. Waxx ft. Laura Cox "Ghost"

14. Morgan Wade ft. Sadler Vaden "Other Side"

15. Morgan Wade ft. Sadler Vaden "Wilder Days"

16. Orianthi "Rescue Me"

17. Message from Tak Matsumoto

18. Celisse Henderson ft. Jimmy Vivino "Hound Dog" (Big Momma Thorton cover)

19. Warren Haynes "Beautifully Broken"

20. Kip Moore "Payin' Hard"

21. Message from MusiCares

22. Marcus King "Beautiful Stranger"

23. Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm "Amen"

24. Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm "The Silence"

25. Jared James Nichols ft. Joe Bonamassa "Crossroads" (Cream cover)

Enjoy the concert.  There's something for everybody in here in terms of musical genres and tastes.  

Radam Schwartz & The Jazz Exchange Band "A Path To Understanding"

 

The Jazz Exchange | October 28th, 2018 Crossroads | Garwood New Jersey Radam Schwartz & The Jazz Exchange Band - A Path to Understanding | Composed and arranged by Peter Lin Radam Schwartz - Organ * Errold Lanier Jr. - Drums Adam Lomeo - Guitar Ben Kovacs - Bari Sax Anthony Ware - Alto Sax Danny Raycraft - Alto Sax Abel Mireles - Tenor Sax Ben Hankle - Trumpet - * Jon Menges - Trumpet Matt Echols - Trombone Peter Lin - Trombone * * Solos

Herbie Hancock Trio (feat. James Newton & Bobby Hutcherson) "Stolen Moments"

 

In a performance from the 1986 Mount Fuji Jazz Festival in Japan, here's the Herbie Hancock Trio, of Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams on drums, with guest artists James Newton on flute and Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone, covering Oliver Nelson's composition "Stolen Moments".  

John McLaughlin “Straight No Chaser”

 

A video released last month.  Here is John McLaughlin performing his cover of Thelonius Monk’s “Straight No Chaser”, raising money to help the people of India during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.  The band lineup includes John McLaughlin on guitar, Roger Rossignol on piano, Jean Michel “Kiki” Aublette on bass, and drums, and Nicolas Vicaro on drums.

Yellowjackets "Evensong"

 

Another track from The Yellowjackets' 1993 performance in Munich, Germany at the Philharmonie.  This tune is "Evensong", featuring the same band lineup as "Out of Town" with Russell Ferrante on keyboards, Bob Mintzer on tenor saxophone, Jimmy Haslip on bass, and Will Kennedy on drums.  

Yellowjackets "Out of Town"

 

From a 1993 performance, a premier for The Yellowjackets at the Klaviersommer at the Philharmonie in Munich, Germany, here is the composition "Out of Town" composed by keyboardist Russell Ferrante and bassist Jimmy Haslip.  The band lineup is:

Russell Ferrante: keyboards

Bob Mintzer: tenor saxophone

Jimmy Haslip: bass

Will Kennedy: drums

John Coltrane "Live In Japan, 1966"

 

Full Album Friday, is stacked this week.  This would actually count as both a Full Album and Full Concert Friday, rolled into one.  This is the four disc set of John Coltrane's live performance in Japan in 1966.  What you have, really, is four different recordings, of each full length performance from 'Trane in this particular concert.  This is Coltrane's last group he ever played with and here are the full details on the recording, from the video's uploader Eric Martini.

Live in Japan is a four-disc box set by American saxophonist John Coltrane and his last group, featuring the quintet of Coltrane, his wife/pianist Alice, saxophonist/bass clarinetist Pharoah Sanders, bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Rashied Ali.

The track listing and disc listing:

Disc 1

1. Afro Blue (Mongo Santamaria) (Previously Released on "Second Night in Tokyo")

2. Peace on Earth (Previously Released on "Second Night in Tokyo")

Disc 2

1. Crescent (Previously Released on "Second Night in Tokyo")

Disc 3

1. Peace on Earth (Previously Released on "Concert in Japan" & "Coltrane in Japan")

2. Leo (Previously Released on "Concert in Japan" and "Coltrane in Japan")

Disc 4

1. My Favorite Things (Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein composition) (Previously Released on "Coltrane in Japan")

The band lineup is:

John Coltrane: soprano, alto, & tenor saxophones, percussion

Alice Coltrane: piano

Pharoah Sanders: alto & tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, percussion

Jimmy Garrison: bass

Rashied Ali: drums

Chicago "Beginnings"

 

Recorded live at Tanglewood on July 21st, 1970, here is Chicago with the tune "Beginnings".  A favorite of yours truly, since this is a tune in the repertoire of the band I am part of, I94 Express, which has a similar idea and feel, to what Chicago does, with a horn section as part of the ensemble.  Check it out.  

Johnny Griffin "Blues for Harvey"

 

Another one that can be credited to Jazz Video Guy (Bret Primack).  This is a performance on Italian television, (not sure of the year), of a tune by Johnny Griffin on tenor saxophone, Kenny Drew on piano, Jimmy Woode on upright bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums, "Blues For Harvey".  Dig it.  

Yellowjackets “Pass It On”

 

From their 1983 record “Mirage A Trois”, here are The Yellowjackets with the tune “Pass It On”.  This is the band’s second release and this is the fourth cut on the record.  It was produced by Tommy LiPuma, this particular record.  The band lineup includes:

Russell Ferrante: keyboards, acoustic piano

Jimmy Haslip: bass

Ricky Lawson: drums

Robben Ford: guitar

Paulinho da Costa: percussion

Richard Elliot: lyricon