January 28, 2009

Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland & Jack DeJohnette live at Montreal Jazzfestival 2003


Herbie Hancock, piano
Dave Holland, bass
Jack DeJohnette, drums
recorded live at Montreal Jazzfestival, June 26, 2003

Tracklist:
1. One Finger Snap
2. Seventh D/ The Eye of the Hurricane
3. Dolphin Dance

Bobby McFerrin/ Jack DeJohnette live at Montreal 2003


Jack DeJohnette, drums, piano
Bobby McFerrin, vocals

recorded live at Montreal Jazzfestival, June 29, 2003

Tracklist:
1. Improvisation No.1
2. Improvisation No.2

Nils Landgren Funk Unit Surprise Party at JazzBaltica 2000


Nils Landgren Funk Unit:
Nils Landgren, trombone
Per Johansson, alto and soprano saxophone
Robert Östlund, guitar
Magnum Coltrane Price, bass, vocals
Jesper Nordenström, keyboards
Niklas Gabrielsson, drums
Hakon Landgren, percussions

Special Guests:
Esbjörn Svensson, fender rhodes piano
Willie Jones III, drums
Eduardo Cesperes, percussions
Peter Weniger, soprano and tenor saxophone
Jukka Perko, alto saxophone
Gerald Cannon, acoustic bass
Tim Hagans, trumpet
Roy Hargrove, trumpet
Sherman Irby, alto saxophone

recorded live at JazzBaltica 2000, Salzau, Germany, June 12, 2000

Tracklist:
1. Scratch/ Traci
2. Walk Tall
3. 5000 Miles
4. In a Fonky Mood
5. I Just Kissed My Babe/ Inside Straight
6. Da Fonk
7. You Dig

Maybe not very well known in the U.S., Nils Landgren is a big star in Europe. Look at the line up and you know why... Maybe the best record by "the unit" is a tribute to Cannonball called "Paint it blue", released on ACT:

January 26, 2009

Herbie Hancock Quintet live in Berlin 2008


Herbie Hancock - Piano, Keyboards
Terence Blanchard - Trumpet
James Genus - Bass
Grégoire Maret - Harmonica
Kendrick Scott - Drums

recorded live at Jazzfest Berlin, November 9, 2008

Tracklist:
1. Actual Proof
2. Speak Like A Child
3. V
4. Chameleon

Sorry for the radio anouncement on Chameleon. Herbie´s latest record on verve is called "River", a collection of Herbie´s renditions of songs by Joni Mitchell:

January 19, 2009

Chris Potter Quartet live at Stadtgarten Köln 2001


Chris Potter, tenor and soprano saxophone
Kevin Hays, piano
Scott Colley, bass
Brian Blade, drums

recorded live at Stadtgarten, Köln, Germany, April 29, 2001

tracklist:
1. The Mind´s Eye (for Michael Brecker and Joe Lovano)
2. High Noon (for Eddie Harris)
3. The Source (for John Coltrane)
4. The Visitor (for Lester Young)
5. Eurydice (for Wayne Shorter)
6. Okinawa
7. Sun King (for Sonny Rollins)

The original studio recording "Gratitude" of these songs is released on Verve Records:

January 03, 2009

Brad Mehldau Trio Live in Burghausen 2008


Brad Mehldau, piano
Larry Grenadier, bass
Jeff Ballard, drums

recorded live at the 39th International Jazzweek Burghausen, Wackerhalle Burghausen, Germany

Tracklist:
1. Kurt Vibe
2. Number 19
3. LGAH
4. Samba Do Grande Amor
5. We See
6. Baby Plays Around
7. Holland
8. Countdown

Look for the Trio´s latest album, simply called "live", released on Nonesuch:

Jan Garbarek Group live at Burghausen 2006


Jan Garbarek, soprano and tenor saxophones
Eberhard Weber, bass
Manu Katché, drums
Rainer Brüninghaus, keyboards

recorded live at the 37th International Jazzweek Burghausen 2006, Wackerhalle Burghausen, Germany

Tracklist:
1. Trollsyn
2. Storebror
3. Conversation
4. Twelve Moons
5. Rondo Amoroso
6. Chorus
7. He Comes From The North
8. Dansere
9. Brother Wind March
10. Bali
11. Once I Dreamt A Tre Upside Down
12. Quartet No.1
13. Number One
14. New Bein´
15. Mission: To Be Where I Am

Check out this CD by the Jan Garbarek Group called "Twelve Moons", released on ECM: