27 January 2009

Pat LaBarbera & Randy Brecker at The Rex


The Rex Hotel, Toronto, ON - Jan. 12, 2008


Randy Brecker is one of the foremost jazz trumpeters and he's especially renowned for the series of Brecker Brothers jazz-fusion recordings he made in the 1970s and 80s with his late saxophonist sibling, Michael Brecker.

Saxophonist Pat LaBarbera is now a Canadian jazz heavyweight based at Humber College in Toronto, but made his name in the '60s and '70s as a soloist in the bands of Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Louis Bellson and Elvin Jones.

Drummer Joe LaBarbera has a similarly rich resume, with the notable addition of a stint in the trio of the late pianist Bill Evans.

Together with pianist Brian Dickinson and bassist Neil Swainson, Brecker and the LaBarbera Brothers became a quintet for a fiery performance at The Rex in Toronto during the recent IAJE conference.

1 While My Lady Sleeps Bronislow Kaper 12:10
2 Chief Crazy Horse Wayne Shorter 11:43
3 Dirty Dogs Randy Brecker 13:16
4 There's a Lull in My Life Matt Gordon/Harry Revel 11:47
5 Crossing the Line Pat LaBarbera 12:02
6 Bye Ya Thelonious Monk 14:33


* Randy Brecker - trumpet
* Pat LaBarbera - saxophone
* Joe LaBarbera - drums
* Brian Dickinson - piano
* Neil Swainson - bass
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9 comments:

  1. gsrbrts227 January 2009 at 21:33:00 CET

    MP3 VBR

    http://rapidshare.com/files/190330780/pt_lbrbr_rndbrckr.part1.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/190330784/pt_lbrbr_rndbrckr.part2.rar

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  2. wightdj29 January 2009 at 08:15:00 CET

    Solid band, thanks.

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  3. sasha1 February 2009 at 13:08:00 CET

    I'll second the comment above...The modern mainstream is still producing some fine music...And this band is a great example..Many thanks for the post.

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  4. sasha1 February 2009 at 20:50:00 CET

    Hi there! Sorry to report that in 'Chief Crazy Horse', at the tailend of Randy's solo and at the beggining of Pat's, the recording starts to break-up and mis-behave! Is this on the original or can it be corrected by a re-post? Many thanks..

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  5. gsrbrts21 February 2009 at 21:22:00 CET

    Thanks for the heads-up Sasha, a corrected version of that track is being processed as we speak!

    Gus

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  6. gsrbrts21 February 2009 at 21:32:00 CET

    http://rapidshare.com/files/192621310/Chief_Crazy_Horse.rar

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  7. sasha1 February 2009 at 21:51:00 CET

    Many, many thanks..I've been intrigued by this tune for quite a while..Always nice to hear another take on it.

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  8. Unknown3 April 2009 at 21:48:00 CEST

    hello, I would like to report an error when I try to open http://rapidshare.com/files/190330784/pt_lbrbr_rndbrckr.part2.rar
    is it possible to correct it?
    part one just fine!

    thanks a lot malu

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  9. Anonymous14 March 2010 at 22:44:00 CET

    This looks quite interesting, but it seems that all the links are dead. Is there any chance you could repost it at some point. I've always like Pat LaBarbera; I got to hear him playing with the Buddy Rich Band back when I was in high school.

    -Davide

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