Best of Live 2008

Synopsis

Jez Nelson selects music from the best live concerts recorded by Jazz on 3 during 2008. Including music from German powerhouse Peter Brotzmann who took over Amsterdam's Bimhuis jazz club with Toshinori Kondo, New York trumpet player Dave Douglas with his Buster Keaton-inspired Keystone project, and heavyweight guitar hero Bill Frisell, whose unique sound-world of blues- and country-influenced jazz won over a hugely receptive Cheltenham crowd earlier in 2008.
PLAYLIST

Best of Live 2008

Jazz on 3
29/12/08

Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producer: Peggy Sutton

ASTRONOTES PLAY “BASIL OUTSIDE”
RECORDED AT THE BIMHUIS, AMSTERDAM IN APRIL 2008

LINE UP:

Felicity Provan – cornet
Joost Buis – trombone
Jan Willem van der Ham – alto sax, bassoon
Tobias Delius – tenor sax, clarinet
Frans Vermeerssen – baritone sax
Paul Pallesen – guitar
Achim Kaufmann – piano
Wilbert de Joode – double bass
Alan Purves – percussion
Michael Vatcher – percussion

http://www.plutones.com/astro.html

RICHARD GALLIANO & MICHEL PORTAL PLAY HERMETO PASCOAL’S “CHORINHO PRA ELE”
RECORDED AT THE WIGMORE HALL (LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL 2007)

LINE UP:

Richard Galliano – accordion, accordiana
Michel Portal – clarinet, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, bandoneón

http://www.richardgalliano.com

BILL FRISELL QUINTET PLAYS BENNY GOODMAN’S “BENNY’S BUGLE”
RECORDED AT EVERYMAN THEATRE (CHELTENHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL 2008)

LINE UP:

Bill Frisell – guitar
Chris Cheek – tenor sax, clarinet
Ron Miles – trumpet
Larry Grenadier – bass
Rudy Royston – drums

http://www.billfrisell.com

JERRY DAMMERS & THE SPATIAL AKA ORCHESTRA PLAY SUN RA’S “SOUL VIBRATIONS OF MEN”
RECORDED AT EVERYMAN THEATRE (CHELTENHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL 2008)

LINE UP:

Jerry Dammers – musical director, keyboards
Denys Baptiste – saxophone
Larry Stabbins – saxophone
Zoe Rahman – piano
Finn Peters – flute
Jason Yarde – alto sax
Anthony Joseph – poet
Francine Luce – vocals
Neil Charles – double bass
Patrick Illingworth – drums
Crispin 'Spry' Robinson – percussion
Mat Fox – baritone sax
Robin Hopcraft – trumpet
Harry Brown – trombone
Damian Hands – saxes
Ollie Bayley – electric bass
Guy Clarke – guitar
Steve Gibson – classical percussion, vibes

DAVE DOUGLAS & KEYSTONE PLAY “MARRIED LIFE”
RECORDED AT THE JAZZ STANDARD IN NEW YORK IN APRIL 2008

LINE UP:

Dave Douglas – trumpet
Marcus Strickland – saxophone
Adam Benjamin – Fender Rhodes
Brad Jones – bass
Gene Lake – drums
DJ Olive – turntables, laptop
http://www.davedouglas.com

THE BAD PLUS PLAY “METAL”
RECORDED AT THE JAZZ CAFÉ, CAMDEN IN JUNE 2008

LINE UP:

Reid Anderson – bass
Ethan Iverson – piano
David King – drums

http://www.myspace.com/badplus

JOHN SCOFIELD TRIO PLUS HORNS PLAY “OVER THE TOP”
RECORDED AT THE JAZZ CAFÉ, CAMDEN IN MARCH 2008

LINE UP:

John Schofield – guitar
Matt Penman – bass
Bill Stewart – drums
Phil Grenadier – trumpet, flugelhorn
Tom Olin – tenor sax, flute, alto flute
Frank Vacin – baritone sax, bass clarinet

http://www.johnscofield.com

MARC RIBOT’S SPIRITUAL UNITY PLAY ALBERT AYLER’S “SPIRITS”
RECORDED AT THE VISION FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK

LINE UP:

Marc Ribot – guitar
Henry Grimes – bass
Roy Campbell Jnr – trumpet
Chad Taylor – drums

http://www.marcribot.com

DAVID TORN RECORDED AT THE VORTEX, JANUARY 2008

LINE UP:

Craig Taborn – keyboards
Tom Rainey – drums
Tim Berne – alto sax
David Torn – guitar, live sampling

http://www.davidtorn.net

CHARLIE HADEN QUARTET WEST PLAY ORNETTE COLEMAN’S “LONELY WOMAN”
RECORDED AT QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL (LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL 2007)

LINE UP:

Charlie Haden – double bass
Rodney Green – drums
Alan Broadbent – piano
Ernie Watts – saxophone

http://www.charliehadenmusic.com

BOBO STENSON TRIO PLAYS “DON’S KORA SONG”
RECORDED AT ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC, MANCHESTER

LINE UP:

Bobo Stenson – piano
Anders Jormin – db bass
Jon Fält – drums

http://www.myspace.com/bobostenson

Broadcast

1. Mon 29 Dec 2008
   23:15
   BBC Radio 3