Dave Liebman:  Live At Smalls

Legendary sax man Dave Liebman stretches out for three songs at a gig at Smalls back in 2022 with Peter Evans/tp, Leo Genovese/p, John Hebert/b and Tyshawn Sorey/dr. He pl ays both tenor and soprano , with the team changing speeds  like a Porsche on the assertive 15 minute “The Beginning”, with the 33 minute marathon “The Middle” filled sith s plats, flutters from the horns, rhythmic rustlings and crashing climaxes. Last, of course, is “The End” with subtones reigning supreme and Genovese going mano a mano with Sorey before the biceps snap in a draw. Musical Jackson Pollack for the night.

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