Tag: jazz

Sting – William and Mary Hall – Williamsburg, VA 1985-11-08

 

kirkland liveLast night at William and Mary Hall, Sting, the celebrated British bass guitar-playing rocker, actor and former member of the Police, packed a dynamic performance for a near-capacity crowd of 8,600.

Serving up offerings of rhythm and blues, jazz, blues

Recorded 08-11-1985
City:  Williamsburg, New York
Place: William and Mary Hall  VA 23185, USA

 

 

 

 

 

Tracks:

  1. Shadows in the Rain
  2. Driven to Tears
  3. Consider Me Gone
  4. Children’s Crusade
  5. One World > Love Is The Seventh Wave  > One World
  6. We Work The Black Seam
  7. Bring On The Night > When The World Is Running
  8. Audience participation > Another Day
  9. Moon Over Bourbon Street
  10. Fortress Around Your Heart
  11. Low Life
  12. Chat to fade

Personels:
Sting – voice
Kenny Kirkland: keyboards
Omar Hakim: Drums
Branford Marsalis : Sax

 

 

Concerto al Gran Buffet di Reggio Emilia

Era 08/02/2013 io e Gabriele Merli abbiamo suonato in duo al Gran Buffet di Reggio Emilia per la prima volta insieme in questa formazione, qualcosa di bello c’e’:

1. Intro

2. Softly

3. Mo’ Better Blues

4. Armando’s Rumba

5. A Child is Born

6. Devi May Care

7. In a Sentimental Mood

8. Sack of Blues

9. Lover Man

10. A Night in Tunisia

Dave Grusin – GRP All Star Big Band

 grp all star big band Genre:Jazz
Style:Big Band
Year:1992
Label:GRP

 

Tracklist:
1 Airegin 5:14
2 Blue Train 4:39
3 Donna Lee 4:18
4 Maiden Voyage 6:37
5 Sister Sadie 6:54
6 The Sidewinder 6:43
7 Seven Steps To Heaven 6:03
8 I Remember Clifford 5:36
9 Footprints 6:58
10 Manteca 7:00
11 ‘Round Midnight 7:04
12 Spain 5:19

Members:
Arturo Sandoval – Trumpet
Chuck Findley – Trumpet
Randy Brecker – Trumpet
Sal Marquez – Trumpet
Byron Stripling – Trumpet
George Bohanon – Trombone
Timmy Capello – Saxophone
Eric Marienthal – 1st Alto saxophone
Nelson Rangell – 2nd Alto sax
Bob Mintzer – 1st Tenor saxophone
Ernie Watts – 2nd Tenor sax
Tom Scott – Baritone saxophone
Phillip Bent – Flute
Dave Valentin – Flute
Eddie Daniels – Clarinet
Dave Grusin – Piano
David Benoit – Piano
Kenny Kirkland – Piano
Chick Corea – Piano
Ramsey Lewis – Piano
Russell Ferrante – Piano
Gary Burton – Vibraphone
Alex Acuna – Percussion
Lee Ritenour – Guitar
John Patitucci – Bass
Dave Weckl – Drums

Elvin Jones – Brother John

Elvin Jones
Label: Palo Alto Jazz – PA 8039-N
Format: Vinyl, LP, 12
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Jazz

MUSICIANS:
Pat LaBarbera saxophonist
Elvin Jones Drummer
Kenny Kirkland Pianist
Reggie Workman bassist

TRACKS:
1 Necessary Evil
2 October’s Child
3 Harmonique
4 What Ever Possessed Me
5 Familiar Ground
6 Why Try To Change Me Now
7 Minor Blues
8 Brother John

John Scofield – Who’s Who?

John Scofield

Artist: John Scofield
Title Of Album: Who’s Who?
Year Of Release: 1979
Label: One Way Records
Genre: Jazz Fusion, Post-bop
Total Time: 00:37:14

Tracklist
01. Looks Like Meringue [06:46]
02. Cassidae [06:01]
03. The Beatles [05:00]
04. Spoons [05:13]
05. Who’s Who? [06:22]
06. How the West Was Won [07:52]

Total time 00:37:14

Musicians
John Scofield: Guitar
Kenny Kirkland: Piano, Keyboards
Anthony Jackson: Bass
Steve Jordan: Drums
Sammy Figueroa: Percussion
Billy Hart: Drums
Eddie Gomez: Bass, Acoustic Bass
Dave Liebman: Saxophone
Adam Nussbaum: Drums
Steve Swallow: Bass

Michal Urbaniak – Heritage

Heritage Michal Urbaniak

Label:MPS Records – 0068.182, MPS Records – MPS 15.512
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:Germany
Released:1978
Genre:Jazz
Style:Fusion

Produced by MPS Records GmbH
Recorded July/August 1977 Tonstudio Zuckerfabrik Stuttgart/Germany
â„— 1978 MPS Records

CREDITS:
Bass Guitar – Tony Bunn
Composed By, Arranged By – Michal Urbaniak (tracks: A1 to B1, B3)
Drums – Lurenda Featherstone
Engineer – Chips Platen
Keyboards – Kenny Kirkland
Photography [Front] – Tadeusz Rolke
Violin, Lyricon – Michal Urbaniak*
Vocals, Percussion [Electronic], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey] – Urszula Dudziak

TRACKS:
A1 Heritage 7:02
A2 Prayer 3:20
A3 Vio-Lines 2:33
A4 Stick It In 7:58
B1 Cucu’s Nest 8:17
B2 Gaby’s Mood Composed By, Arranged By – Urszula Dudziak 3:21
B3 Storks 8:30

Michal Urbaniak – Ecstasy

Ecstasy Michal Urbaniak
Label: Marlin – 2221
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Funk / Soul, Jazz
Style: Smooth Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Funk
Recorded at Rosebud Studios, New York, June 78.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.

CREDITS:
Alto Saxophone – Zbigniew Namysłowski
Arranged By – Michal Urbaniak*
Bass Guitar – Anthony Jackson, Pee Wee Ford
Conductor – Michal Urbaniak*
Design – Bob Heimall*
Drums – Bernard Pretty Purdie*, Gary Mure
Engineer – Richard Alderson
Engineer [Assistant] – Eddie Heath*
Guitar – James Crab Robinson*
Lyricon – Michal Urbaniak*
Mastered By – George Marino
Percussion – Crusher Bennett*, Arthur Jenkins, Ralph Macdonald
Photography – Ryszard Horowitz
Piano [Acoustic] – Kenny Kirkland
Piano [Baby Grand] – Kenny Kirkland
Piano [Fender] – Kenny Kirkland
Piano [Minimoog] – Kenny Kirkland
Piano [Polymoog] – Kenny Kirkland
Piano [Yamaha] – Kenny Kirkland
Producer – Aki Aleong, Michal Urbaniak*
Steel Drums – Othello
Strings – Michal Urbaniak*
Synthesizer [Oberheim] – Michal Urbaniak*
Tenor Saxophone – Michal Urbaniak*
Violin – Michal Urbaniak*
Vocals – Calvin Brown, Henry Jackson, James Crab Robinson*, Keith Keyboy Rose, Urszula Dudziak
Vocals [Background] – Keith Keyboy Rose, Rickie Byars-Boger*

TRACKS:
1. Body rub
2. Free
3. Ecstasy
4. Just a funky feeling
5. Wants ta make you feel good
6. A day in the park
7. French kiss
8. Creation

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal

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Registrazione Live, purtroppo non è completa ma comunque interessante e piena di spunti. Come al solito una grande band.

Branford Marsalis Quartet
Theatre St Denis
Festival International de Jazz de Montreal
July 1989

Branford Marsalis (sxs)
Kenny Kirkland (pno)
Robert Hurst (ac-bs)
Jeff”Tain”Watts (dms)

Monotti Jazz Quartet in Concerto a Tabiano del 4/4/2009

Siamo andati a fare una serata a Tabiano in un pub, la formazione era in quartetto con Gabriele al Sax, Antonio al contrabbasso, Roberto alla batteria e me al piano.
Bellissima serata, mi sono davvero divertito e abbiamo anche suonato parecchio (quasi 4 ore),  purtroppo la registrazione parte a circa metà concerto.

  1. Stolen Moments
  2. Stella by Starlight
  3. Invitation
  4. Confirmation
  5. Straight no Chaser
  6. Window
  7. Solar
  8. Jordu
  9. How Insensitive
  10. The Days of the Wine and Roses
  11. My favourite things
  12. Beautiful Love
  13. The girl of Ipanema

Branford Marsalis – Scenes in the City

scenes-in-the-cityE’ stato pubblicato nel 1984 ed è il primo album di Branford Marsalis; i musicisti che suonano con lui sono :
Branford Marsalis – Saxophones
Mulgrew Miller – Piano
Kenny Kirkland – Piano
Marvin Smith – Drums
Jeff “Tain” Watts – Drums
Ron Carter – Bass
Ray Drummond – Bass
Charnett Moffett –Bass
Phil Bowler – Bass
Robin Eubanks – Trombone
John Longo – Trumpet
Wendell Price – Narrator

Tra i brani di spicco di questo album mi sento di segnalare: No Sidestepping e Solstice
Comunque un bellissimo album, molto improvvisato dove Jeff  Tain Watts è un portento a dare la carica che serve.