IAI Festival explained

IAI Festival
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Jimmy Giuffre/Lee Konitz/Bill Connors/Paul Bley
Cover:	IAI Festival.jpg
Released:	1978
Recorded:	May 19, 1978 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:03
Label:	Improvising Artists IAI 37.38.59
Producer:	Paul Bley
Chronology:	Jimmy Giuffre
Prev Title:	River Chant
Prev Year:	1975
Next Title:	Dragonfly
Next Year:	1983

IAI Festival (full title IAI Festival/Great American Music Hall/San Francisco) is a live album by multi-instrumentalist Jimmy Giuffre, saxophonist Lee Konitz, guitarist Bill Connors and pianist Paul Bley recorded in 1978 which was the final release on Bley's own Improvising Artists label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars noting it is "just 37 minutes of music, but it is definitely worth hearing".

Personnel

• Jimmy Giuffre – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 5), bass flute (track 2), clarinet (track 3), soprano saxophone (track 4), flute (track 4)
• Lee Konitz – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 5)
• Bill Connors – guitar (track 3)
• Paul Bley – piano (track 4)

Notes and References

1. Fitzgerald, M., Jimmy Guiffre Leader Entry accessed July 8, 2015
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/jimmy-giuffre/catalog/#improvising-artists-inc-iai-37-38-59 Jimmy Giuffre Catalog