Richard Sussman - Live at Sweet Rhythm

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Richard Sussman , “Live at Sweet Rhythm”
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CURRENTLY #135 ON JAZZWEEK RADIO CHART

“...a quintet that could take its place on any stage in the land. ”
- DOWNBEAT

When pianist/composer Richard Sussman’s extraordinary debut album Free Fall was first released over 30 years ago, it quickly became a classic. The reunion of this incredible band, consisting of renowned trumpeter Tom Harrell, saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, bassist Mike Richmond, drummer Jeff Williams, and pianist Richard Sussman, is captured here in a rare and exciting performance from 2003, live at Sweet Rhythm in New York City. Besides some of Sussman's tunes from the original Free Fall recording, the band also explores several new originals as well as a few standards that showcase the spectacular talents of soloists Tom Harrell & Jerry Bergonzi.

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TRACKS:

1 WAITING 7:06
2 MARY’S SONG 7:00
3 SOULTRANE 7:25
4 TIAHUANACO 9:23
5 WHAT’S NEW 5:19
6 LADY OF THE LAKE 9:44
7 FREE FALL 15:36

PRODUCTION:

Produced by Richard Sussman
Recorded by John Rosenberg on June 20 & 21, 2003,
Live at Sweet Rhythm, New York City
Mixed & mastered by Paul Wickliffe
at Skyline Studio, Warren, NJ
Photograph of Richard by Julia Lucas
Photograph of Jerry & Tom by Helen Walker
Liner notes by Neil Tesser
Cover design by John Bishop

PERFORMERS:

TOM HARRELL trumpet
JERRY BERGONZI tenor sax
RICHARD SUSSMAN piano
MIKE RICHMOND bass
JEFF WILLIAMS drums

REVIEWS:

All Music Guide (Ken Dryden)
Pianist Richard Sussman led a quintet in the late 1970s and made one record (Free Fall) for Inner City, though after going to Europe for a time, he was unable to land another record deal as a leader. After years of working in a supporting role by touring with various pop and rock acts, along with the occasional jazz gig and teaching at the Manhatta...

100 Words On... (C. Michael Bailey)
Pianist Richard Sussman's 1979 quintet recording Free Fall made quite a splash when re-issued in 2002. Sporting trumpeter Tom Harrell and saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, the disc was a hard bop celebration. Break forward 30 years, this same band unites for a live recording at NYC's Sweet Rhythm in 2003 playing a couple of pieces from the earlier rec...

Oregon Jazz Scene (Kyle O'Brien)
Pianist and composer Sussman has gotten the band back together. The band here is called the Free Fall Reunion Band. “Free Fall” was the 1978 album that the group recorded together, which reviewed well in Down Beat. The members of the group went their separate ways, including Sussman, who became both a synth and piano sideman and also an educator at...

Amazon.com (Grady Harp)
This CD was recorded live on June 20 and 21, 2003 at Sweet Rhythm in New York City. It is a celebration in every sense of the word. Famed jazz pianist Richard Sussman gathered his old group together from a period in 1978 when the Richard Sussman Quintet gained popularity and a vast following. After twenty-five years he re-assembled the same players...

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