Jan 262020
 

you have to to hand it to jalc…  the produtions there are fantastic.  this new year’s eve performance by two of my current favorite pianists is like a turbo-charged piano trio, plus the great jimmy heath (recently deceased, r.i.p.) and nicholas payton thrown in just because new year’s eve at dizzy’s.  with two pianos, i’m always reminded of the salieri line from amadeus that there are simply too many notes (and the first track definitely felt that way). but then, as i always say, too much is not enough, and nothing exceeds like excess.  oh, and speaking of new year… happy lunar new year!  health, luck, and prosperity to all.

the two grand pianos are nestled together opposite each other, cyrus chesnut on the left, benny green on your right


cyrus chestnut & benny green with nicholas payton & jimmy heath
“a celebration in swing”
live at dizzy’s club coca-cola at
jazz at lincoln center
new york, ny usa
2010-12-31

as broadcast live by wbgo-fm, newark, nj usa.

cyrus chestnut – piano
benny green – piano
dezron douglas – bass
willie jones iii – drums
with
nicholas payton – trumpet
jimmy heath – tenor saxophone

01 – radio intro by rhonda hamilton (1:35)
02 – stage intro by todd barkan (:54)
03 – perdido (12:04)
04 – i wish i knew how it would feel to be free (taylor) (9:47)
05 – fungii mama (mitchell) (9:17)
06 – moody’s groove (heath) (10:27)
07 – take the ‘a’ train (strayhorn) (10:38)
08 – bags’ groove (jackson) (5:15) >
09 – auld lang syne (1:53)
10 – gingerbread boy (10:32)
11 – outro by rhonda hamilton (:55)

total running time: 73:22

lineage:
wbgo-fm > adcom gtp-450 tuner > edirol r-09hr (44.1/16) >
sony soundforge 10 > flac level 6 aligned on sb

capture and transfer by beatpop.
posted january 2011.


sample: t04 i wish i knew how it would feel to be free.mp3
download: CyrusChestnut_BennyGreen_NicholasPayton_Jimmy_Heath_2010-12-31_Dizzys_NYC.zip


Jul 282017
 

cezar asked for a bit of the fritz pauer trio feat. betty carter, after i mentioned it on this post.  i had planned something else to celebrate being home in dublin (coming up next!), but thought what the heck?  also, i listened to it.  yes, only 11 mins with the fritz pauer group, but the little bits & bobs from 3 separate shows worked very well together (not to mention a bit of cyrus chestnut!).  definitely worth sharing, so here you go, cezar.

tip of the hat to hamhen, who seeded this on dime in nov. 2011.


fritz pauer trio feat. betty carter-
betty carter (voc), fritz pauer (p), günther lenz (b), aldo romano (dr).
mainz (germany), 1968 (venue and exact date unknown).

1 thou swell
2 blue moon
3 everytime we say goodbye

betty carter quartet-
betty carter (voc), khalid moss (p), curtis lundy (b), lewis nash (dr).
“liederhalle”, stuttgart (germany), june 15, 1981.

4 there’s no you
5 i can’t help it
6 medley:
-social call
-what’s new

betty carter and her trio-
betty carter (voc), cyrus chestnut (p), jon roland ariel (b), clarence penn (dr).
ludwigsburg (germany), november 1, 1991. (recorded at the festival “ludwigsburger jazztage”)

7 30 years
8 deep night
9 open the door
10 what’s new

 

broadcast:
swr 2, october 18, 2011.

lineage:
dvb-c (320 kbps/ 48 khz) > technotrend tt-1501 dvb-c pci card > harddisk.
edits were made with the mp3directcut software.


sample:  betty carter & fritz pauer 1968-xx-xx t1 thou swell.mp3
download: Betty_Carter_Germany_1968_1981_1991.zip


Dec 072015
 

Cyrus Chesnut 2013-05-29 CD coverhere’s a lovely show by cyrus chestnut.  it’s a bit quiet, you might want to boost the levels a tad.

www.cyruschestnut.net


cyrus chestnut trio w/ stefon harris
mount vernon country club,
golden, co
29 may 2013

cyrus chestnut (piano)
eric wheeler (bass)
evan sherman (drums)
stefon harris (vibraphone)

01 introduction
02 spicy honey
03 soul brother cool
04 sweet hour of prayer
05 a flower is a lonesome thing
06 cyrus speaks
07 brother with the mint green vine
08 bye bye blackbird
09 cerebral thoughts
10 giant steps
11 let’s take a trip to the sky
12 soul food
~encore~
13 body and soul

tt 1:51:07

source: schoeps mk4 > nbox > sony m10 @ 24/48 (fob/roc/pas)
transfer: sony m10 > macbook pro > adobe audition cs6 > xact > flac


sample:  t10 giant steps.mp3
download: CyrusChestnut_2013-05-29_MtVernonCC_GoldenCO.zip