Liebman/Swallow/Nussbaum/We3 Amazing – review

(Kind of Blue)The American sax virtuoso Dave Liebman is a master who does not disguise his Coltrane inspirations, but he has rarely paraded such a wealth of saxophone homages (consciously or not) as he does here. It sounds as if the gauzy willfulness of Lee Konitz or Warne Marsh, the romanticism of Stan Getz and the rumbustiousness of Sonny Rollins have all crossed his radar over the years. This trio set features bass guitarist Steve Swallow and drummer Adam Nussbaum – a chordless group in whi...

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