1983
Truth, Liberty and Soul - Live in NYC 1983
Jaco Pastorius
Resonance
096802280344
NUN 150029
HCD-2027
JAZZ
2
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2-CD SET
CONTAINS 40-MIN NEVER AIRED ON NPR JAZZ ALIVE! PROGRAM
INCLUDES 100-PAGE BOOKLET
The iconic bass innovator Jaco Pastorius leading a 22-piece big band on June 27, 1982 at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City as part of George Wein’s Kool Jazz Festival. Featuring a congregation of the top jazz musicians on the New York scene at the time such as Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Frank Wess, Lew Soloff, Howard Johnson and others, along with the legendary harmonicist Toots Thielemans as a special guest.
Recorded at Avery Fisher Hall in NYC on June 27, 1982.
PERSONNEL:
WORD OF MOUTH BIG BAND:
JACO PASTORIUS, bass, vocals
BOB MINTZER, tenor & soprano sax, bass clarinet
RANDY BRECKER, trumpet
OTHELLO MOLINEAUX, steel drums
DON ALIAS, percussion
PETER ERSKINE, drums
SAXOPHONES:
Bob Stein (as); Lou Marini (ts); Frank Wess (ts); Howard Johnson (bs); Randy Emerick (bs)
TRUMPETS:
Alan Rubin; Lou Soloff; Jon Faddis; Ron Tooley; Kenny Faulk
TROMBONES:
David Taylor; Jim Pugh; Wayne Andre
FRENCH HORNS:
John Clark; Peter Gordon
TUBA:
David Bargeron
SPECIAL GUEST: TOOTS THIELEMANS, harmonica
(on "Three Views of a Secret," "Liberty City," "Sophisticated Lady,""Bluesette,"
"I Shot the Sheriff," "Mr. Fonebone" and "Fannie Mae")
CD 1:
01.Invitation
02. Soul Intro / The Chicken
03. Donna Lee
04. Three Views Of A Secret
05. Liberty City
06. Sophisticated Lady
07. Bluesette
CD 2:
01. I Shot the Sheriff
02. Okonkolé Y Trompa
03. Reza / Giant Steps (medley)
04. Mr. Fonebone
05. Bass and Drum Improvisation
06. Twins
07. Fannie Mae
FORMAT | CD |
DISCS NUMBER | 2 |
RECORDED | 1983 |
LABEL CODE | HCD-2027 |
STYLE | JAZZ |