NEA Jazz Master Dave Liebman
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Length: 00:06:59
In these five Jazz Moments, we hear not only from the great saxophonist himself, but from musicians and musical critics as well, such as drummer Billy Hart and John Coltrane biographer, Lewis Porter.
"What you communicate and what you have to say is based on who you are. And that’s really what the music’s about." - Dave Liebman.
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Related Pieces
Piece Description
In these five Jazz Moments, we hear not only from the great saxophonist himself, but from musicians and musical critics as well, such as drummer Billy Hart and John Coltrane biographer, Lewis Porter.
"What you communicate and what you have to say is based on who you are. And that’s really what the music’s about." - Dave Liebman.
Transcript
DAVE LIEBMAN_KING OF THE WORLD_#192
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NOW, A JAZZ MOMENT…
MUSIC: There Will Never Be Another You
NEA JAZZ MASTER DAVE LIEBMAN CONSIDERS HIMSELF EXTREMELY LUCKY TO HAVE SHARED A STAGE WITH SOME OF THE GREATEST INSTRUMENTALISTS IN THE HISTORY OF THIS MUSIC, INCLUDING ELVIN JONES, CHICK COREA, AND MILES DAVIS.
Dave Liebman: When you’re on that stage with those guys, this is serious business and you better be on it. And uh, it’s a hundred percent intensity. And really, as I’ve learned over the years, it’s the essence of when you say “being there”, you know being in present time, there’s no past, there’s no future. You know, it’s really kinda Zenned out in a way when you think about it. The moment I’m playing, I call it the, the being “le roi du monde” -- French people please excuse me, but -- the King of the World. Because when you’re in, playing in that moment you’re on...
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There Will Never Be Another You, Green Dolphin Street, Naima, Loverman, My Favorite Things, | Dave Liebman | Return of the Tenor - The Standards, Depth of Emotion, Joy: The Music of John Coltrane, Ghosts. . | Double-Time Records, World Improvised Music, Candid Productions, Double-Time Records, Night Bird Music | 00:00 |
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Produced by the National Endowment for the Arts.
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