Back on the Corner

Dave Liebman (Artist), Anthony Jackson (Artist), Mike Stern (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 30, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tone Center
• ASIN: B000LXSSVY
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,155 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 5th Street

2. Ife

3. Bass Interlude

4. Black Satin

5. Bela

6. Drum Interlude

7. New Mambo

8. Acoustic Guitar Interlude

9. Mesa D'Espana

10. Electric Guitar Interlude

11. J.B. Meets Sly/5th Street Reprise

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Liebman standing proud on the corner, May 8, 2007

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Anthony Cooper (Louisville, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back on the Corner (Audio CD)

The Miles Davis CD "On The Corner" is still a controversial disc. Miles wanted to appeal to a younger generation, but its radical sound and Columbia's lackluster marketing combined to ensure it wasn't a hit. David Liebman played on "On The Corner" and some of the '70's Davis albums. For "Back On The Corner" he gets his usual band, plus Anthony Jackson and Mike Stern to pay homage to "On The Corner". The CD starts with a Liebman original. It fuses together 70's and contemporary jazz sensibilities. Next is "Ife" and the highlight, "Black Satin". "Black Satin" is my favorite part of "On The Corner", and the Davis composition is the best song on "Back On The Corner". "Bela" and "Mesa D'Espana" are two soft tunes, and "New Mambo" is more upbeat. Those three are more contemporary jazz than groovy fusion. The funky final song channels the spirit Davis was going for by going to his influences, and is a fun way to end the CD. Like the best jazz tribute albums, it pays tribute without trying copy what once was.

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dave Liebman--our most versatile jazz sax player alive?, March 3, 2007

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Jan P. Dennis "Longboard jazzer" (Monument, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back on the Corner (Audio CD)

I'm beginning to think so, what with his impeccable collection of recent discs, including, not only this one, but Saxophone Summit, featuring Joe Lovano and Mike Brecker (on one of his last recordings); Flashpoint, featuring Aydin Essen, Anthony Jackson, and Steve Smith; Three for All, comprising Liebman, Steve Swallow, and Adam Nussbaum; To Music, featuring Jim Robitaille, winner of the Ninth Annual Thelonius Monk International Composers Competition, and so many and varied performances that he certainly deserves the title of most accomplished and selfless contributor to contemporary jazz recordings. His generosity of spirit, his willingness to subordinate his monster chops to whatever vibe is going down, bear witness to a man who cares a lot more about making whatever session he's on work optimally than stamping the proceedings with his own, admittedly, high-powered chops and conception.

The thing that amazes about Liebman is the consistently high level of his contributions, no matter how arcane or quotidian the session. Here, in this highly charged fusionistic setting, he never ceases to amaze, whether spinning off brilliantly conceived solo flights of fancy, or plying his unique wooden flute stylings.

Liebman, having recruited fusion monsters Mike Stern (guitar) and Anthony Jackson (bass) to his regular working outfit (Tony Morino, bass; Vic Juris, guitar; and Marko Marcinko, drums), shows not only his respect for his core band members, but a willingness to expand his musical palette to energize the fusion vibe inherent to a project such as this.

Personally, I don't pick up on that much of an electric Miles vibe going down here. But the killer fusionistic vibe conjured by these outstanding musicians maps out a territory entirely apposite to that which Miles evoked in the late eighties and early nineties, and gloriously extends that sensibility into the new millennium.

Music of great power and vision.