Jazz Live in Europe: Tommy Flanagan at Jazz Baltica 1999

Nine years ago, november 16, in New York died at 71 years the pianist Tommy Flanagan.

He wasn't a well known star, was only a second line man but was a brilliant, interesting musician with intense personality who has been involved in some of the most important recording sessions of the post-bop era, and is also best known as pianist and music director for Ella Fitzgerald.

In the following concert given during Jazz Baltica Festival in Salzau (Germany) in june 1999 we can appreciate all his qualities in solo, in trio and with two important guests: the tenorsaxophonist Johnny Griffin and the vibraphonist Bobby Hutchinson.

credits

Jazz Baltica Festival 1999

june 12 and 13

Konzertscheune

Salzau, Germany

Tommy Flanagan Trio

Tommy Flanagan - Piano

Peter Washington - Bass

Lewis Nash - Drums

Guests

Bobby Hutcherson - Vibes (on 7,8)

Johnny Griffin - Tenor Sax (on 6,8)

tracklist:

01. Thad Rack

02. Beyond the Bluebird

03. Liza

04. Sunset and the Mockingbird

05. The balanced scales - The cup bearers

06. Solar

07. If I Should Lose You

08. Lets

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Jazz Live in Europe: Enrico Rava & Ran Blake in Frankfurt 1999

Artist: Enrico Rava & Ran Blake

Title Of Album: Duo en Noir
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: between the lines

Tracklist
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1. Nature Boy (Ahbez) - 4:04
2. Vertigo/Laura (Hermann/Raskin) - 5:09
3. The Spiral Staircase (Webb) - 2:54
4. Shake the Cage (Donahue) - 1:50
5. Certi Angoli (Rava) - 2:30
6. There's No You (Hopper) - 4:51
7. Let's Stay Together (Green/Jackson/Mitchell) - 3:45
8. I Should Care (Cahn/Stordahl/Weston) - 3:06
9. Tea for Two (Caesar/Youmans) - 4:36
10. There's a Small Hotel (Hart/Rodgers) - 5:27

They only appeared on stage one time together for recording: Enrico Rava, the most well-known European trumpeter, and Ran Blake, the American pianist with an influence on numerous contemporary musicians that can hardly be overestimated. Hazelwood Music Production recorded the exceptional concert at the Frankfurt South Train station in 1999. Ten songs, ten standards. The composition, which Enrico Rava contributed ("Certi Angoli"), can also be called a standard in the meantime. In addition, songs such as "I Should Care", "Nature Boy", "There's No You" and even "Tea for Two" were interpreted very originally. All songs radiate a high degree of melancholy without triggering sadness thanks to Rava's unmistakable sound and Blake's just as unique phrasing. The New York Times once wrote: "Only Ran Blake sounds like Ran Blake." Although the pianist born in 1935 studied under piano legends such as Oscar Peterson and took private lessons from Mary Lou Williams, he soon cut loose and developed his own sounds and structures. He has become one of the most authoritative musicians and composers of the "Third Stream" and has a chair for this at the New England Conservatory till today.
The connection to Rava (born 1939) had already existed a long time, including via Jeanne Lee who had worked with both. But Enrico Rava had always felt at home in other styles too: from jazz rock in the 70s to performances and recordings with Cecil Taylor, Gato Barbieri and Archie Shepp. Recently, he has worked with Stefano Bollani, among others, and released music on ECM.

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