Cookers/NY,USA 2012

The Cookers, a band formed by legends who led the loft jazz movement in the 1970s, recorded their live performance in New York for the first time from a broadcast source, and this is a must-have album for hard bop, modal jazz and loft jazz fans. Led by tenor Billy Harper, the band is a dream team of experienced veterans who convey the spirit of jazz to the modern age, and features Eddie Henderson, David Weiss, Craig Handy, George Cables, Cecil McBee and Billy Hart, who play a passionate performance full of spirit with outstanding teamwork. In the 1960s, the band was baptized by Miles Davis and John Coltrane, and each member has led the fields of hard bop and spiritual jazz. The band’s name, “The Cookers,” is known to have been taken from the famous Blue Note album “Night of the Cookers,” in which Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan performed together. There’s no way that jazz played by a seasoned jazz legend can be bad. Here comes a masterpiece that lets you enjoy the best live performance with the best sound quality. Live at 92Y Travecca, New York City 12/12/2012 1.Capra Black 2.Ebony Moonbeams 3.Believe, For It Is True 4.Sweet Rita Suite, Pt. 2 5.The Core Billy Harper (ts) Eddie Henderson (tpt) David Weiss (tpt) Craig Handy (as) George Cables (p) Cecil McBee (b) Billy Hart (dr)