[Download MP3] - David Liebman Ensemble: John Coltrane's Meditations

On this special musical tribute album, David Liebman: John Coltrane’s Meditations, Saxophonist Dave Leibman pays musical homage to John Coltrane and his monumental Meditations suite. In this 30th anniversary re-creation of John Coltrane's ground-breaking epic recording, "David Liebman and his self-challenging associates" deliver "a remarkably perceptive and indeed spiritual performance" in which "ordinary time stops and you enter Coltrane time." (Quotes from liner notes by Nat Hentoff.)"

“…profoundly moving… an exhilarating, chance taking, yet wholly 

  idiomatic realization of this masterpiece… From it’s soul stirring 

  levels of grandeur, to the solemn peace of its final seconds, performances 

  like these are why music is worth revisiting.”                       -Jazziz Magazine

Featuring esteemed Jazz musicians such as Tiger Okoshi, Vic Juris, Phil Markowitz, Tony Marino, Billy Hart, & Cecil McBee, among others, the albums real appeal is hearing the genius of Leibman, who was voted the top soprano saxophonist by Down Beat Magazine. Leibman, like Coltrane, found prominence as a player for Miles Davis. On this original and creatively impressive album, entitled David Liebman: John Coltrane’s Meditations (also available on CD) & recorded at a live concert at New York’s Symphony Space, Leibman not only recreates John Coltrane’s groundbreaking masterpiece, but re-envisions the album, breathing new life into the masterpiece and staking his claim as one of the most imaginative musicians of his Generation; and in doing so bestows his continual inventiveness and fresh legacy on the world of Jazz.

Song Selection:     1. Introduction     2. The Father and the Son               and the Holy Ghost     3. Compassion     4. Love     5. Consequences     6. Serenity

Musicians:       David Liebman - tenor saxophone     Vic Juris - guitar     Jamey Haddad - drums, percussion     Phil Markowitz - piano, keyboards     Tony Marino - bass   with special guests:       Billy Hart - drums     Cecil McBee - bass     Tiger Okoshi - trumpet     Caris Visentin - oboe