Transition in Tradition – Courtney Pine Group salutes Sidney Bechet live at 41st German Jazzfestival Frankfurt 2010

Courtney Pine | ss, ts, bcl, fl
Omar Puente | violin
Zoe Rahman | p
Cameron Pierre | g
Darren Taylor | b
Robert Fordjour | dr

recorded live at HR Sendesaal Frankfurt, October 28, 2010

1. Haiti
2. New Orleans (a.k.a. Crescent City Blues)
3. Le Matin Est Noir
4. The Tale Of Joe Harriott
5. Toussaint l´ouverture
6. Au Revoir
7. Afropean

Courtney's eagerly anticipated 12th studio album "Transition in Tradition", and his debut release on Destin-E World Records, not only pays tribute to the first great saxophone star Sidney Bechet, but also marks several new forays into sound for the ground breaking Jazz Warrior.

The music was composed and evolved through a series of shows in the UK during 2007 before Courtney brought his band into the studio to document
and capture the energy, support  and encouragement that only a live audience can give.