List some of your favorite live Jazz recordings

Great list of live jazz recordings. There are quite a few on the list I need to check out. Here are several I really like:

Keith Jarrett: The Köln Concert (Live at the Opera, Köln, 1975), (ECM)

Bill Charlap Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard, (Blue Note)

Dave Brubeck Quartet: The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall. (Columbia)

+1 for Joe Henderson State of The Tenor.  One more favorite is Chick Corea Trio "Trilogy"  3 CD set of Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blades.  The sound quality of this collection puts most studio recording to shame.  

Steve Turre... Because he is underscored as trombonist master ..

Why writing Keith Jarrett... everybody know him...😊 I had one hundred albums of him...

Junko Onishi who know her ? Original unique pianist...

I will not say Miles Davis or Chet Baker... everybody know them..

Tom Harrell is interesting and way less known..or Avishai Cohen at the trumpet

etc...Or Larry Goldings with Peter bernstein...

Walt Dickerson is a musical magician who know him  ? Buy the two albums he make with Sun Ra and call that a great day in jazz...

Pat Bianchi with another master Pat Martino...one of my favorite albums of Jazz..."Formidable" at the same level than "kind of blue!"...

Buy the album of Ed Cherry at the guitar : "It s all good"... A perfect musical cake...

Etc

My list will be way too long...😊

 

 

@drbb 

I'm familiar with the Jarrett but will check out the other two you've mentioned. 

@bigtwin 

They also did a second, 2 CD release: "Trilogy 2". 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUx4mojdKNo&list=PLWfB7VeEXCumOJNfTsXzd5FJaJ0XBQPsU

 

 

@mahgister 

Well, OK but given just how many live recordings Jarrett has released, odds are no-one has heard them all. ;o)

There aren't as many live Miles releases (definitely not hundreds)  but the "Bootleg Series" has certainly increased their number.

I don't know why Harrell isn't better known. Or Charles Tolliver, for that matter. I haven't heard any live Harrell recordings. Have you? We're focusing on live releases, here. Accordingly, can you suggest a live Steve Turre recording you like?  

I apologize...

I realize i miss the point...

😊

I dont distinguish between live or in studio, apart for the different soundfield in the recording process...

My best live jazz recording or i must say my favorite live recording is this one :

 

How do we insert an image ?

It does not work anymore it seems ?

Anyway title : "trumpet summit philarmonie de Paris 2016 " very entertaining live recording of 4 trumpet masters with Cohen and Harrell and two french one.. The "live" aspect make this album shine... 2 hours of perfect pleasure...

 

For Turre i had many albums and i dont remember which one is live or if one is live.. Sorry ... All his albums are more than good...

 

@mahgister

Well, OK but given just how many live recordings Jarrett has released, odds are no-one has heard them all. ;o)

There aren’t as many live Miles releases (definitely not hundreds) but the "Bootleg Series" has certainly increased their number.

I don’t know why Harrell isn’t better known. Or Charles Tolliver, for that matter. I haven’t heard any live Harrell recordings. Have you? We’re focusing on live releases, here. Accordingly, can you suggest a live Steve Turre recording you like?

@mahgister

No problem! My thinking, in making such a distinction, was simply that live recordings can provide a sense of being "with the musicians, in the club", as the music is unfolding, moment-to-moment. I don’t regard live recordings as inherently superior, but they can offer a greater sense of "immediacy".

I don’t know how to insert an image -- it used to happen automatically, when the url was typed but that changed at some point. I’m afraid my computer skills are elementary at best!

I will look for the trumpet recording you mentioned and see if I can find any live Turre recordings.

 

@mahgister

OK ... to embed url, select the "chain" image to the right of the emoji image at the top of the audiogon text box. 

A Link box will open, where you can paste the url.

The url for the Trumpet Summit video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omgOfzCgFy0

 

 

 

 

1) Bill Evans "Live At The Village Vanguard."

2) Miles Davis "At The Blackhawk"

3) Oscar Peterson "A Tribute Live At The Town Hall"

Jazz at the Pawnshop -- Arne Domnerus

 Thanks stuartk...

but my problem is how to embed an image...

No problem for adress link...

 

@mahgister

OK ... to embed url, select the "chain" image to the right of the emoji image at the top of the audiogon text box. 

A Link box will open, where you can paste the url.

The url for the Trumpet Summit video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omgOfzCgFy0

Jazz/Blues - John Mayall / The Turning Point. Killer Sax

@dweller

Of course, I’m familiar with it.

Not Jazz, but good!

 

Mahgister

Tom Harrell is interesting and way less known..or Avishai Cohen at the trumpet

Avishai Cohen s++ks.  Does not (will not) play two notes back to back in tune/key.  At  least the recordings I have.  I appreciate that style but can only take so much of it.  Like RAP.  I have recordings where he is a guest artist and when he comes in, he ruins the whole thing. 😖  My far and between 2 cents.

• Scott Hamilton - Live at Museo Piaggio
• Enzo Pietropaoli - Easytude
• Alessio Menconi - Live at Peggy's Skylight
• Lynn Arriale Trio Live
• Dave Brubeck Quartet - Live at Carnegie Hall
• Chick Corea - Trilogy 2
• Paul Desmond Quartet - Live at Bourbon Street
• Alan Broadbent Trio - Live at Giannelli Square

 

"Mingus At Antibes" 

Bill Evans "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" and "Waltz For Debby"

Thelonious Monk "Big Band And Quartet In Concert"

Weather Report "8:30"

John Coltrane "The Other Village Vanguard Tapes"

John Coltrane "Afro Blue Impressions"

 

stuartk

 

Nice idea for a Jazz thread. Excellent selections as above. I own the Keith Jarrett catalog (and it is DEEP!). Big fan of Tom Harrell as well.

 

Happy Listening!

One of my very favorites is Getz Au Go Go - very "in the room" sound. 

Thelonius Monk/John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall

Coltrane at Newport

Any of the Pablo recorded Coltrane European tour recordings, Afro Blue Impressions, mentioned above, is my favorite of those

John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra’s "Between Nothingness and Eternity"

Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot (Vol.1&2) Volume 1 is my favorite of the two.

The Quintet- "Jazz at Massey Hall" with Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach and Charles Mingus. That’s the definition of a supergroup.

 

 

Hubert Laws “ The San Francisco Concert”

If you like dissonance in Jazz then Miles Davis “ Call It Anything” 

Sadao Watanabe live from Budokan “How’s Everything”

 

So many great albums to choose from and so many already listed.  One I didn’t see, forgive me if I missed it.

Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – Duo Live In Concert

Johnathan Blake "Trion" (Blake, drums; Chris Potter, tenor sax; Linda May Han Oh, bass--killer band!)

John Coltrane "Afro Blue Impressions" (Classic quartet live in Europe. I grew up on this album. Music gets no better.)

Brad Mehldau "The Art of the Trio, Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 2" (Mehldau is mind-blowing, esp. on "Countdown" when the bassist, Larry Genadier, and drummer, Jorge Rossy drop out.)

“Whisper Not”  Jarrett Peacock deJohnette

“Time Outtakes” Dave Brubeck Quartet 

“Mingus plays Piano” Charles Mingus

 

 

 

 

Esbjorn Svenson Trio - Live in London

Charles Tolliver Live in Tokyo, Miles Davis My Funny Valentine, Cecil Taylor Cafe Montmarte, McCoy Tyner Passion Dance (Tokyo), Dolphy Copenhagen, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble (forget title, CD), Jarrett Trio w Peacock/DeJohnette Still Live,  Clifford Jordan w/Cedar Walton On Stage (Steeplechase 1975), Charles Lloyd Night in Copenhagen. SQ pretty good to great on these, considering the years and venues. Performances Tolliver, Davis, Tyner, particularly notable. 

 

Nice listings..

By chance, I stumbled over this album which I could acquire from an elder man who gave away all his vinyl records. And I like it very much indeed. Because of the 'density' I feel when listening to the vinyl record.

 

Lots of good stuff here. My favorite would be:

Wynton Kelly trio featuring wes Montgomery, live at the half note

This album just swings so damn hard. I dare you to not tap your foot along. 

Eddie Harris and Les McCann live at Montreux - "Swiss Movement"

Nina Simone - Harlem Cultural Festival

 

The Ray Brown Trio - Live at the Loa Summer Wind

Miles Davis at Newport July '69 soon after the release of Bitches Brew. I have this on two LP's. This, along with Live Evil catch Miles in his new electric era. 

Max + Dizzy: Paris 1989

Awesome thread.  This is going to keep me busy for a while.

+1 on Swiss Movement.

Another lesser known one I like is Joshua Redmond spirit of the moment live at village vanguard. Saw them do the same show in Boston the week after it was recorded in NYC. Christian Mcbride sat in for a few songs and ended up having a cutting session on stage with the bassist Christopher Thomas.

I look forward to exploring the listings above. 

For me currently:

Clyde McCoy And His Orchestra:  Sugar Blues

Charles Mingus:  Pithecanthropus Erectus

Dave Brubeck:  How High The Moon from Young Lions Old Tigers, the vocals by Jon Hendricks are magical. 

Just a few that come to mind. 

It’s funny,  most of the time I’m not a fan of live albums because they rarely sound as good as the studio albums.  But when it comes to most Jazz albums, I love them.  Even Billy Cobham, Stratus, Live!

Elvin Jones - Live at Pookie’s Pub

Great sounding live recording, including the clubs out of tune upright piano. 

Jeff Beck’s "Live at Ronnie Scott’s" is more on the Fusion end of Jazz with some R&R and R&B thrown in. It’s a fabulous testament to his ability to play guitar, especially with a great band featuring Tal Wilkenfeld on bass and Vinnie Colaiuta on drums. The DVD version is fun to watch too.  

Thanks for all the suggestions -- keep 'em comin' !  

@curiousjim

Yeah; me too.

@jazzaudiophilewannabe

I’ll have to check out that J. Redman.

@markmoskow

I wish I’d bought the Mosaic Charles Tolliver box set before it went out of print!

I love the studio albums by the Miles group with Wayne but I actually prefer the live recordings of the group before Wayne replaced George Coleman.

If you haven’t already, check out the "companion" to McCoy’s "Passion Dance" -- "Counterpoints: Live in Tokyo".

I like both Cedar Walton and Clifford Jordan and will seek out the album you mention.

@rmdmoore

"Full House" is another excellent live Wes album with W. Kelly.

@pdreher 

Lots of (to me) unfamiliar artists on your list-- will check them out.

I'll recommend just one and it happens to be pretty much the best live jazz recording in my collection. I use this disc to blow away friends who have never heard a good system. One of my coworkers a few years ago sat in the prime seat and was literally speechless until he stuttered, "I can't believe this."

Dee Dee Bridgewater - Live in Paris

In random order...part one

Earl Hines, with Hawk and Eldrige live at Village Vanguard

https://youtu.be/QSL0dflBOsY

Coleman Hawkins at the Village gate

https://youtu.be/xkp4aL39uNk

Stanley Turrentine Up at Mintons

https://youtu.be/uo0HZoODZQ4

Les McCann ltd in New York

https://youtu.be/-iRWE_tJXI4

Modern Jazz Quartet ' The Last Concert'

https://youtu.be/wcPE6HPntPc

Milt Jackson at Moma

https://youtu.be/nV7zlGjSg9E

Gene Harris and three sounds live at the club

https://youtu.be/mTX-J75WDVU

Ramsey Lewis trio The in crowd

https://youtu.be/jsFST-7Hx-Y

Lonnie Smith live at club mozambique

https://youtu.be/ISPmnaMXucE

L.S at club Harlem

https://youtu.be/_pIWamaxsQk

Johnny Smith live Root Down

https://youtu.be/utmgnjBavs0

Jimmy McGriff  Groove Holmes giants of organ in concert

https://youtu.be/hzqxNKqOKnA

Grant Green live at Mozambique

https://youtu.be/UVsQdqyObDs

G.G. Alive

https://youtu.be/aP5-MLLLlGY

Lou Rawls Live

https://youtu.be/PFcmcH1DN2k

Shelly Manne and his men live at Blackhawk vol 1,2,3,4,5

https://youtu.be/L_kYxHIh320

S.M. at Manne Hole vol 1,2

https://youtu.be/w0TvOSPAd

Bill Evans Stan Getz But Beautiful (live)

https://youtu.be/rfdqtYh5f4o

Stan Getz 'Dynasty'

https://youtu.be/MWcRtztr35A

Stan Getz Chet Baker live in Stockholm

https://youtu.be/z1-0aF9eNYU

Chet Baker live in Tokyo

https://youtu.be/eZAuY5M7J-Y

Art Pepper Roadgame

https://youtu.be/E57SMan1-uA

A.P. Arthur's Blues

https://youtu.be/dbkx-u_AFiA

Paul Desmond Modern Jazz Quartet live

https://youtu.be/YWU8vyn53ak

Paul Desmond quartet live in Canada

https://youtu.be/J1l1ZIrcNxM

 

 

 

Wow! I have a lot of listening to do here. One question, CD or LP? I do not have a high end system, just one I'm happy with (and can afford).

a fun live album is Benny Goodman "Yale archives"

ChuckT, Benny Goodman’s Carnegie Hall 1938 live album was pretty good too if I recall. Haven’t heard it in years though.

Miles Davis Quintet's Live in Europe 1967 has its' moments too. That one has Wayne Shorter on tenor.

For Cohen i will not oppose you...

To be frank i know him because he isw in one of my favorite jazz trumpet summit...One with three others and Harrell rule the show here...

i will listen to you and wait before buying too much of his..

😊 Thanks for your impression...

I guess you are right..

but my favorite cd is stunning live...

 

Mahgister

Tom Harrell is interesting and way less known..or Avishai Cohen at the trumpet

Avishai Cohen s++ks.  Does not (will not) play two notes back to back in tune/key.  At  least the recordings I have.  I appreciate that style but can only take so much of it.  Like RAP.  I have recordings where he is a guest artist and when he comes in, he ruins the whole thing. 😖  My far and between 2 cents.

@alexatpos 

Great list!  

Stan Getz "Dynasty" is not one I've heard others mention often. 

Have you heard "Eddy Louiss Trio" on Dreyfuss?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4qr9D5Ybjs

 

 

 

I would have to say "The Wonderful sound of Three Blind Mice " Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio 24k gold CD would be near the top of my Jazz list

Oh very rare CD 

@stuartk , if I may joke and aldo those albums are more or less 'classics' I would say that at least few of them are not mentioned often,ha,ha

Anyway, nice to see so many different members posting here...

No, I have not heard the album you have posted, just listening...

Speaking of which, perhaps you might like this one, if you do not have it already...

Rene Thomas 'Guitar Groove'

https://youtu.be/0Xoli1r1t2Y

Great thread - haven't had much time to think about it, but you've got most all the obvious ones here.  I have to post, though, because I can't believe the first one below hasn't already been mentioned:

Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía - Friday Night in San Francisco

Anat Cohen - Clarinetwork: Live at the Village Vanguard

 

I will chime in with two previously mentioned selections which I love but which are astonishingly different: The Koln Concert by Keith Jarrett and Swiss Movement - Live at Montreux!

i concur with this choice...

I remember exactly the first day i listened to it in 1977 i think...

I will chime in with two previously mentioned selections which I love but which are astonishingly different: The Koln Concert by Keith Jarrett and Swiss Movement - Live at Montreux!