Pendulum (Dave Liebman album) explained

Pendulum
Type:Live album
Artist:David Liebman Quintet
Cover:Pendulum (Dave Liebman album).jpg
Released:1979
Recorded:February 4 and 5, 1978
Venue:Village Vanguard, NYC
Genre:Jazz
Length:42:59
Label:Artists House
AH 8
Producer:John Snyder
Chronology:David Liebman
Prev Title:Light'n Up, Please!
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:Omerta
Next Year:1978

Pendulum is a live album by saxophonist David Liebman which was recorded at the Village Vanguard in early 1978 and originally released on the Artists House label.[1] [2] [3] In 2008 the album was rereleased by Mosaic Records as part of a 3 CD box set with eight additional unreleased recordings from the same performances.

Reception

The AllMusic review by David R. Adler stated, " this album is an obscure classic of hard-hitting, post-bop New York jazz ... A collector's item, and a terrific listen as well." John Kelman's review of the rereleased box set on All About Jazz noted "Mosaic Select 32: Pendulum Live at the Village Vanguard may be thirty years old, but it remains one of the most exciting releases of 2008".[4]

Track listing

Disc one

  1. "Pendulum" (Richard Beirach) – 18:18
  2. "Picadilly Lilly" (David Liebman) – 7:27
  3. "Footprints" (Wayne Shorter) – 17:14

Disc two Additional tracks on 2008 box set

  1. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 17:48
  2. "Solar" (Miles Davis) – 20:23
  3. "Picadilly Lilly" (Liebman) – 9:20
  4. "Night and Day" (Cole Porter) – 22:10

Disc three Additional tracks on 2008 box set

  1. "Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham) – 17:18
  2. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 18:40
  3. "Bonnie's Blue" (Liebman) – 17:29
  4. "Impressions" (John Coltrane) – 22:49

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/dave-liebman/catalog/#artists-house-ah-8 Dave Liebman catalog
  2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Artists_House.htm Jazzlists: Artists House discography
  3. http://sudo.3.pro.tok2.com/Quest/cards/D/DaveLiebman/Pendulum_x.html Dave Liebman discography
  4. Kelman, J. All About Jazz Review, August 1, 2008