Stone Alliance Stone Alliance/Switzerland 1979 & more

This amazing 2-disc set is now in stock! The first disc is a live recording of the Zurich Jazz Festival in Switzerland on October 26, 1979, with superb high-quality sound and carefully mastered by the label. The second disc is a rare live recording of the same lineup as the Stone Alliance, with the prestigious NDR Big Band, featuring alto saxophonist Herb Geller, who has performed with many great musicians, in June 1982 at NDR in Hamburg, Germany, recorded on a superb high-quality stereo soundboard and carefully mastered by the label. The second disc is a rare collaboration between the Stone Alliance and the prestigious NDR Big Band, featuring the same lineup as the above, with … The Zurich concert will feature an overwhelming rhythm section consisting of Don Alias, who is famous for his work with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Jaco Pastorius, and others, and his raging congas, hand drums, and other percussion, as well as Gene Parra, who is known for his powerful bass playing in the Elvin Jones Band in 1971. The band will also feature Kemp, who has been highly praised for his work on recordings and tours with Elvin, Miroslav Vitous, Michael Brecker, Wynton Marsalis, John Scofield, Sting, and many other musicians. With Nie Kirkland’s versatile keyboards, Bob Mintzer, who plays the tenor with overwhelming technique and expressiveness like Michael and Berg, and Dolphy’s bass clarinet, this amazing group with four strong personalities and outstanding techniques, sticks to their own style with an aggressive sound, and is filled with a rare presence comparable to Electric Miles and the early Weather with Vitous in the heyday of fusion. I urge you to hear it for yourself…I know I’m being persistent, but the sound is just amazing!!! The ’82 Hamburg performance will let you enjoy the innovative jazz big band sound that is Bob Mintzer’s domain. Mintzer is a big band composer/arranger who has provided songs for Buddy Rich’s band, Thad Jones, Art Blakey, and others, as well as arranging for the GRP All-Star Big Band, in which he also participated, and is also known as an arranger and key member of Jaco Pastorius’ Word of Mouth Big Band. He has also been leading his own big band since the early 1980s. Many of his songs have become big band standards, comparable to those of the Count Basie band, and are performed by amateur big bands all over the world. Not only is he an outstanding saxophonist, but he is also an incredibly talented artist with a hidden side to him. In this performance, Mintzer’s arrangement combines the sharp and dynamic sound of the NDR Big Band, which includes Herb Geller and other talented musicians, with Alias, Parra, Kirkland, and Mintzer to create an exquisite ensemble. Rather than simply a collaboration between a group and a big band, the performance is a perfect example of the innovative big band sound, which is as versatile as a kaleidoscope of jazz, Latin, etc. Of course, solos by each member of the Stone Alliance, including Kirkland, who specializes in acoustic piano, are also featured. Disc- 1 Live at Jazz Festival Zurich Zurich,Switzerland October.28.1979 EX-AUD 2019 Original Remaster 64 min 1. Arfonk 2. Risa 3. Miss T. 4. Georgia O’ (edit) 5. Unknown 6. Percussion Interlude 7. Unknown – Fade Out Bob Mintzer – Tenour Sax,Bass Clarinet Kenny Kirkland – Keyboards Gene Perla -Bass Don Alias ​​- Drums,Percussion Disc-2 Live at Funkhaus des NDR,Hamburg,Germany June.1982 EX-SBD 2019 Original Remaster 38 min Bob Mintzer – Tenour Sax,Bass Clarinet Kenny Kirkland – Keyboards Gene Perla -Bass Don Alias ​​- Drums,Percussion with NDR Band