Another great concert by a sax player, probably, a bit underestimated.
Rec. live in Como, Italy, on June 19, 1979
(mics recording)
Bennie Wallace,tenor sax
Jimmy Woode,bass
Alvin Queen,drums
1. Blues Connotation [O.Coleman] (12:55)
2. In A Sentimental Mood [D.Ellington] (12:49)
3. Walter [B.Wallace] (10:47)
4. Green & Yellow [B.Wallace] (08:42)
5. Broadside [B.Wallace] (06:32)
Total Time 51:29
Blues Connotation (excerpt)
The best concert at the 9th Moers Jazz Festival with a fantastic E.Gomez.
Rec. live at "The 9th Moers Festival", Moers, Germany,
on May 25, 1980 (mics recording)
Bennie Wallace,tenor sax
Eddie Gomez,bass
Alvin Queen,drums
1. The Free Will (17:38)
2. Unknown (07:18)
3. Unknown (11:04)
4. 'Round About Midnight (13:28)
5. Unknown (07:45)
6. Head (15:49)
7. Broadside [encore] (09:16)
Total Time 1:22:21
Broadside
"George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band, an orchestra that sticks to
originals by bandmembers (both past and present) and the leader's
arrangements, has long been one of the most stimulating of all jazz
big bands." Scott Yanow
Rec. live in Stuttgart, Germany, on September 30, 1978
(radio broadcast)
George Gruntz,keyboards,arranger,conductor
Franco Ambrosetti/Palle Mikkelborg/Woody Shaw/Earl Gardner,trumpets
Runo Erickson/Jimmy Knepper/Eje Thelin/Michael Zwerin,trombones
Jerry Dodgion/Bennie Wallace/Alan Skidmore/Lew Tabackin,reeds
Howard Johnson,tuba
John Scofield,guitar
Mike Richmond,bass
Lois Colin,harp
Elvin Jones,drums
1. Destiny [G.Perla] (12:11)
2. Napoleon Blown Apart [F.Ambrosetti] (14:31)
3. The Age Of Prominence [F.Ambrosetti] (23:21)
Total Time 50:05