70's Jazz Pioneers: Live at the Town Hall, NYC (1999)

About this title: The '70s have been unfairly maligned by some of the more conservative jazz critics, but in truth, the '70s were a very creative decade for jazz. From the fusion of Return to Forever and Weather Report to the funk-jazz of Grover Washington, Jr. and the Crusaders and the modal explorations of McCoy Tyner and Joe Henderson, the '70s were banner years for jazz. On March 20, 1998, trumpeter Mark Morganelli celebrated the richness of '70s jazz by organizing a special concert that was held at New York's Town Hall. Morganelli's idea was to feature improvisers who made an impact during the '70s, and ... read more

Tracks:

1. Cantaloupe Island [Hancock]
2. Sugar [Turrentine]
3. 500 Miles High [Corea/Potter]
4. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise [Hammerstein/Romberg]
5. Red Clay [Hubbard]
6. All Blues [Davis]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.