Expansions: The Dave Liebman Group - Earth (2020)

Expansions: The Dave Liebman Group
Earth
2020 - Whaling City Sound: WCS 120
http://www.whalingcitysound.com/wcs120.htm

* Dave Liebman : soprano saxophone, wooden recorder
* Bobby Avey : Vintage Vibe piano, acoustic piano
* Matt Vashlishan: wind synthesizer
* Tony Marino : electric bass
* Alex Ritz : drums, kanjira

http://www.davidliebman.com/
http://www.bobbyavey.com/
https://mattvashlishan.com/
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tony-marino-mn0000744462
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/alex-ritz-mn0003021321

Recorded by Kent Heckman at Red Rock Studios,
Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, USA, in 2018.

Reviews
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by George W. Harris
https://www.jazzweekly.com/2020/03/expansions-the-dave-liebman-group-earth/

Dreamy landscapes, like a trip to Monument Valley, are created by Dave Liebman
with his soprano sax and wood flute teaming up with Matt Vashlishan/synth,
Bobby Avey/p, Tony Marino/b and Alex Ritz/dr. Everyone gets a chance for some
solos on their own “Interludes” with each artist creating rich pastel
atmospheres. A pair of “Earth Themes” book-end the entire episode, sounding a
bit like vintage Weather Report with a mix of exotic and space effects. The
team gets electric on “Galaxy” and assertive over Marino’s bass on “Concrete
Jungle” with fluffy dreams hovering on “Grand Canyon/Mt. Everest” and gentle
shifting sands on “The Sahara”. This planet never sounded better.

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Dave Liebman Expansions
http://davidliebman.com/home/new_releases/earth/

By Mike Jurkovic
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/earth-dave-liebman-whaling-city-sound

By Michael J. West
https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/expansions-the-dave-liebman-group-earth-whaling-city-sound/

By Eddie Myer
https://www.jazzviews.net/dave-liebman-group--expansions---earth.html

By Barry Witherden
https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2020/04/10/expansions-the-dave-liebman-group-earth/

By J.D. Considine
https://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/earth