Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank is collaboration live album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath recorded at the Left Bank ballroom in Baltimore in June 1965 and released on the Label M label in 2001. It features performances by Hubbard, Heath, Gus Simms, Wilbur Little, and Bertell Knox.
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| Released | January 30, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | June 13, 1965 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 55:35 | |||
| Label | Label M | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
Reception
editThe Allmusic review by Paula Edelstein states: "Jam Gems is jazz history documented at its finest and is a must-have for anyone interested in the energies and nuances of 'live' jazz in the '60s".[3]
Track listing
edit- "All Members (incomplete)" (Jimmy Heath) - 4:01
- "Bluesville" (Sonny Red Kyner) - 10:08
- "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) - 12:11
- "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) - 11:24
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 17:51
- Recorded by the Left Bank Jazz Society at the Famous Ballroom, Baltimore, Maryland on June 13, 1965
Personnel
edit- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
- Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone
- Gus Simms - piano
- Wilbur Little - bass
- Bertell Knox - drums
References
edit- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 732. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Edelstein, P. Allmusic Review accessed 24 June 2009.