Jazz History and Related Topics
Playing with Maestro Martial Solal
STEVE LACY: THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER by Dave Liebman
Live Trane: Never Before, Never After – Seeing Coltrane Live in the 1960s
Coltrane Live at Antibes 1965 – liner notes for Jazz Icons/Mosaic release
Liebman’s Liner Notes on the Reissues of Miles Davis’ “Dark Magus” and “Get Up With It”
Liebman liners for Elvin Jones Boxed Set: “The Blue Note Years”
Compositional Style of Joe Henderson
Miles Davis’ Approach to the Jazz Standards
On “Hub Tones” (Freddie Hubbard) Upon His Passing
Motion – comment on classic Lee Konitz recording with Elvin Jones from ’60s
Remembering The Master – Saxophone Guru Joe Allard
John Coltrane’s Meditations Suite – A Study in Symmetry
On Miles Davis’ Passing On (written after the funeral 1991)
Specific Pedagogical Topics
Discussion of cymbal beat placement
Interview: Phrasing and Jazz Vocalists
Thesis on Liebman Chromatic Style – Matt Vashlishan Master Thesis
Reflections on the Artistic Process
A Chromatic Approach to Jazz Melody and Harmony – brief overview
Review of diatonic, modal, pedal, intervallic chromatic lines
Lessons from the Greats – Liebman Chapter On Miscellaneous Topics
A Student Asks: General Questions from a Student
Finding Oneself – The Road to Self Discovery
Assorted ii-V Lines in major (12 keys)
The Complete Transcription Process
Assorted ii-V Lines in minor (12 keys)
Jazz Education
Interview about IASJ from Berklee Meeting 2016 with Bob Blumenthal
Beyond the Music – what a jazz education offers beyond the music itself
Why Jazz Education? – short version
What Makes a Well-Rounded Jazz Education?
The “Ideal” Jazz Education-short summary
Common Traits of Jazz Musicians-transcribed from lecture given to jazz appreciation course
Liebman Related Topics
The Meaning of Music in My Life, Education Update 2016
From Lieb Journal 1968 about spiritual matters (hand written)
The Importance Of Keeping The Same Band Members
Free Life Communication – about the cooperative Lieb formed in 1970
Straight Talk: Understanding The Common Qualities That Artists Possess
Blindfold Test for JazzTimes by Bill Milkowski
The “Desert Island Question” – Top Ten Recordings and Most Influential Tracks on My Development
Lieb Discusses Influential Tracks (audio link)
Blindfold Test – Jazz Times 2014 with Ted Panken
Saxophone
Playing Solo: The Challenges of the Single Line Performer
My Journey With The Soprano Saxophone
Developing a Personal Saxophone Sound (introduction to book)
The Search for Nirvana: The Perfect Mouthpiece
Foreword from “Jazz Saxophone Players” – A Bibliographical Handbook
Miscellaneous
Passings: Mr. Quarter Note – Jimmy Cobb (2020)
Gone But Not Forgotten: Jim Pepper
About Jazz Rhythm-answers to questions posed by DMA candidate Nicholas Petumenos
LOOKING BACK AND FORTH: NEW LIGHT
Liebman Comments on the film ‘Whiplash’
Preface from “Experiencing Jazz” by Michael Stephans (Scarecrow Press)
Review of Wayne Shorter’s “Without A Net” (2013) for Jazz Magazine (France)
Interview concerning Indian music influence with June Thomas
“If I Had Ten Million in the Bank:” Concerning Art vs. Commerce
The Critic Dilemma: Criticism vs. Review
Do Jazz Critics Need to Know How to Play Jazz?
Is More Better?: Programming Pop Music At Jazz Festivals
A Short Explanation of the Fusion Movement
Playing with Your Brother/Sister: Considerations of playing with someone on your instrument
Recording Live and In The Studio – Two Sides Of The Same Coin
