December 05, 2008

Charles Lloyd Quartet live at the Tollhaus, Karlsruhe 2003


Charles Lloyd, tenor sax, flute, tarogato
Geri Allen, piano
Robert Hurst, bass
Eric Harland, drums

recorded live at the Tollhaus, Karlsruhe, Germany, July 10, 2003

Tracklist:
1. Tone Poem
2. Little Peace
3. Hurley Gurley

This is the final post of my little Charles Lloyd special. Geri Allen participated also in the recording of "Lift Every Voice", released on ECM.

Herbie Hancock Sextet live at Jazzfest Berlin 1999


Herbie Hancock, piano
Eddie Henderson, trumpet
Eli Degibri, tenor sax
Ira Coleman, bass
Terri Lyne Carrington, drums
Cyro Baptista, percussion

recorded live at Jazzfest Berlin, December 1999

Tracklist:
1. Blueberry Rhyme
2. Medley: Fascinating Rhythm/ It Ain´t Necessarily So/ St. Louis Blues
3. One Finger Snap

This concert was caught in the middle of their tour to promote that great CD "Gershwin´s World"

Charles Lloyd Quartet live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2001

Charles Lloyd, tenor sax
John Abercrombie, guitar
Marc Johnson, bass
Billy Hart, drums

recorded live at Leverkusener Jazztage, 2001
Tracklist:
1. ?
2. Prayer
3. The Caravan Moves On
4. Georgia

Have a try on "The Water Is Wide", released on ECM

Brad Mehldau Trio Live in Memmingen 1999


Brad Mehldau, piano
Larry Grenadier, bass
Jorge Rossy, drums

recorded live at Maximilian Kolbe Haus, Memmingen, Germany, 1999

Tracklist:
1. At A Loss
2. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
3. A Walk In The Park
4. Schloss Elmau

Look out for the studio album "Places" on Warner Music

Charles Lloyd Quartet live at JazzBaltica 2000


Charles Lloyd, tenor sax
John Abercrombie, guitar
Marc Johnson, bass
Billy Hart, drums

recorded live at Jazz Baltica, Salzau, Germany, July 10, 2000

Tracklist:
1. Prayer
2. Solta
3. When Miss Jessie Sings
4. God Give Me Strength

Look also for the great record "Voice In The Night" on ECM records

Dean Brown Band live at Stadtgarten Köln 2001


Dean Brown, guitar
Bernard Wright, keyboards
James Genus, bass
Juju House, drums

recorded live at Stadtgarten Köln, November 7, 2001

Tracklist:
1. Big Foot
2. Just 4 Kids
3. The Battle Is Over
4. The 7th Groove

Listen also to Dean Brown´s album "Here" on esc-records.

Wayne Shorter Quartet & NDR BigBand live at JazzBaltica 2002


Wayne Shorter, tenor & soprano saxophone
Danilo Perez, piano
John Patitucci, bass
Brian Blade, drums
The NDR Big Band

recorded live at JazzBaltica 2002, Salzau Germany, July 5, 2002

Tracklist:
1. Children Of The Night
2. Angola
3. Prometheus Unbound
4. Introduction
5. Meridianne - a Wood Sylph

Check out Wayne´s album "Alegria" for the Verve label

December 04, 2008

Bill Evans Group live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2000


Bill Evans, tenor & soprano saxophone
Les McCann, vocals & piano ( tracks 4,5,6)
Dean Brown, guitar
Ricky Peterson, Hammond B3, keyboards
Tim Lefebvre, basses
Juju House, drums

recorded live at Leverkusener Jazztage, October 19, 2000

Tracklist
1. Cool Eddie
2. Older Days
3. Sneaky
4. Your Soul Looks Good To Me
5. Compared To What
6. Shuffle
7. Big Mama

Check out the album "Soul Insider" by Bill Evans

Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.) Live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2002

Esbjörn Svensson, piano
Dan Berglund, bass
Magnus Öström, drums

Leverkusener Jazztage, November 8, 2002

Tracklist:
1. Spunky Sprawl
2. Serenade for the Renegade
3. When God Created The Coffee Break
4. Dodge The Dodo

Most of these songs were recorded for the album "STRANGE PLACE FOR SNOW" on the ACT label.

Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.) live at Jazz Baltica 1999

Esbjörn Svensson, piano
Dan Berglund, bass
Magnus Öström, drums

JazzBaltica Salzau, July 12, 1999

Tracklist:
1. I Mean You
2. Cornette
3. Salzau Blues
4. From Gagarin´s Point of View
5. Dodge The Dodo

Check out one of the very best Jazz Piano Trio records ever, E.S.T.´s "From Gagarin´s Point of View" an ACT music

Chris Potter Quartet Live at JazzBaltica 2002


Chris Potter, tenor & soprano saxophone
Kevin Hays, piano
Scott Colley, bass
Bill Stewart, drums

recorded live at JazzBaltica 2002, Salzau, Germany, July 7, 2002

Tracklist:
1. Megalopolis
2. Washed Ashore
3. Iraquois
4. Invisible Man
5. Children Go
6. Highway One

Listen also to the great recording "Traveling Mercies" by Chris Potter

Wayne Shorter Quartet live at JazzBaltica 2002

Wayne Shorter, tenor & soprano saxophone
Danilo Perez, piano
John Patitucci, bass
Brian Blade, drums

recorded live at JazzBaltica 2002, Salzau Germany, July 5, 2002

Tracklist:
1. Sanctuary
2. Go
3. Atlantis
4. Valse Triste

Mor music of this quartet on the live recording "Footprints - live!"

McCoy Tyner Quartet live at Jazz Baltica 2002

McCoy Tyner, piano
Bobby Hutcherson, vibraphone
Stefano DiBattista, saxophones
Charnett Moffett, bass
Eric Harland, drums

recorded live at JazzBaltica 2002, Salzau, Germany, July 5, 2002

Tracklist:
1. Moments Notice
2. Contemplation
3. I Should Care
4. Impressions
5. Forgive Me Blues
6. Naima
7. African Village
8. Promise

You can find more music by McCoy Tyner and Bobby Hutcherson on the 2003 album "Land of Giants", released on Telarc.

Wayne Shorter & Herbie Hancock Live at JazzBaltica 2002


Wayne Shorter, soprano saxophone
Herbie Hancock, piano

recorded live at JazzBaltica 2002 Salzau, Germany, July 6, 2002

Tracklist:
1. Sonrisa
2. Meridianne - a Wood Sylph
3. Footprints
4. Memory of Enchantment/ Maiden Voyage
5. Manhattan Lorelei


Listen also to the studio album of this legendary duo, "1+1", released on Verve records:

Directions in Music live at Jazz Baltica 2002


Herbie Hancock, piano
Michael Brecker, tenor sax
Roy Hargrove, trumpet
George Mraz, bass
Willie Jones III, drums

recorded live at JazzBaltica 2002, Salzau, Germany, July 6, 2002

Tracklist:
1. The Sorcerer
2. Misstery
3. Naima
4. So What/ Impressions
5. D Trane
6. Transition
7. My Ship
8. Pinocchio

This concert was recorded after the release of the album "Directions in music", released on the Verve label. By the way there´s another great concert of this tour posted on the You Are What You Hear - Blog (Click Here) featuring the same lineup and a similar set list.