Recorded “Live" at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore, MD on May 20, 1975.
Featuring STAN GETZ on saxophone, RICHIE BEIRACH on piano,
DAVE HOLLAND on bass and JACK DEJOHNETTE on drums.
Sonny Stitt & His Electric Saxophone - Just The Way It Was
Recorded “Live" at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore, MD on March 21, 1971.
Featuring SONNY STITT on electric saxophone,
DON PATTERSON on organ and BILLY JAMES on drums.
Label M, a division of PDSE Records Inc., debuts on September 26th with “Live" At The Left Bank, a series of concerts drawn from the Left Bank Jazz Society's classic tape vaults. The performances capture the jazz giants of the '60s and '70s at the height of their powers. Never before released in any shape or form, Label M presents them for the very first time.
The legendary Stan Getz spins a grand welcome with “Invitation," building one phrase upon the next, twisting and fluttering over the surging rhythms set forth by jazz legends in their own right: Jack Dejohnette, Dave Holland and Richie Beirach. By the time he reaches “My Foolish Heart," Getz has delivered an evening's worth of music that is on par with the best he's ever done.
The electric saxophone,which is most commonly associated with jazz great Eddie Harris, was actually first used in a recording by Sonny Stitt in 1966. Stitt plugged-in again in 1971, leading one of the finest trios ever assembled. From the first note, Stitt burns, playing as if his very life depended on it. As the title, Just The Way It Was, suggests, this wasn't a one-off special night for Stitt; this was the way he played every time he stepped to the stage.
The Left Bank Jazz Society was formed in 1964 by a group of young men who met in a South Baltimore nightclub to discuss the plight of jazz in the city. From their discussion came the idea of forming an organization devoted to perpetuating an awareness of jazz as an art form through concerts, jam sessions and road trips to festivals and nightclubs where jazz was featured. The society's weekly concert series regularly booked national and international jazz artists and became instrumental in attracting thousands of new jazz converts. Each gig was documented by Left Bank through a home recording, which amounted to hundreds of hours of music. These tapes have remained in storage for over 30 years until just this spring when Label M producer Joel Dorn struck a deal with Left Bank to issue the performances on his new label. In October, Label M will release dates by Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Heath and Cedar Walton, while the series will continue through 2001.
God Bless The Left Bank & Their Little Home Tape Recorder!
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