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John Stowell / Dave Liebman: Blue Rose (2013)

Read "John Stowell / Dave Liebman: Blue Rose (2013)" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer


In the search for enriched jazz expressiveness, the duet format has been revived, giving the musicians greater space for improvising than a larger group and avoiding the overpowering influence of a rhythm section, while affording an opportunity to engage personalities and “swap notes" with another whose ideas and style are of special interest. Iconic saxophonist Dave Liebman, who thrives in just about any kind of ensemble, recently made a duo recording with pianist Marc Copland (Impressions, hatOLOGY, 2011), which he ...

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John Stowell/Dave Liebman: Blue Rose

Read "Blue Rose" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Saxophonist Dave Liebman joined guitarist John Stowell and bassist Don Thompson on three tunes on Stowell's The Banff Sessions (Origin Records, 2002). More than a decade later, Stowell and Liebman have teamed up on a duo outing, Blue Rose. The two artists' take on a bunch of jazz standards and Great American Songbook tunes has a beautiful fluidity in this pared down setting. Stowell's lines are crisp and clean, while Liebman's keening soprano sax slices sweetly through the guitarist chords, ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

John Stowell / Dave...

Origin Records
2014

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Blue Rose

Origin Records
2013

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