Dave Liebman's stature - his ability to play within the modern jazz tradition while at the same time transcending it and individualising it - is both pronounced and developed in this recording from 1973.
His earthy, yet ecstatic style of playing tenor sax, the souring, free tones he reaches on the flute, as well as his unique and incomparable sound on soprano sax.
It's all there, not only established, but elaborated: A recorded moment with almost prophetically, and give a picture, of what is to come
Tracks
1. Man-Child (Beirach)
2. Vedana (Holland)
3. Round About Midnight (Monk/Williams/Hanighen)
4. Tommy's Hut (Liebman)
5. Lonnie's Song (Liebman)
6. First Visit (Liebman)
DAVE HOLLAND bass
JACK DeJOHNETTE drums
RICHARD BEIRACH piano
DAVID LIEBMAN soprano saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone
Recorded June 20-21, 1973 at Aoyama Victor Studio, Tokyo
West Wind 2067