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Dave Liebman
Person · male · United States · Brooklyn · born 1946 · recording since 1973
American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist
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Also known as Dave Liebman · David Liebman · David Liebman · デイヴ・リーブマン
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1940s
1970s
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Debut release: First Visit
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1980s
1990s
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Album: Dave Liebman Steve Gilmore Bill Goodwin Play The Music Of Cole Porter
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Album: The Jazz Workshop Series, Volume 4: Quest - Standards & Originals
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2010s
2020s
Biography
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Biography
David Liebman (born September 4, 1946) is an American saxophonist, flautist, bandleader, composer, and jazz educator. Best known for his work on soprano saxophone, he toured and recorded with Miles Davis during the trumpeter's electric period, appearing on On The Corner. He has appeared on more than 500 recordings, including about 200 as a leader or co-leader, and was named a NEA Jazz Master in 2011. He founded and serves as artistic director of the International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ).
Early life and career
Liebman was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1946 to a Jewish family. He contracted polio in 1949. He studied classical piano from age nine and saxophone from twelve. Hearing John Coltrane at New York clubs including Birdland, the Village Vanguard, and the Half Note was formative. He studied with Joe Allard, Lennie Tristano, and Charles Lloyd, and earned a degree in American history from New York University.
In the early 1970s, after recording with Genya Ravan and Ten Wheel Drive, Liebman helped organize the musician-run collective Free Life Communication — a hub of New York's loft-jazz scene — with support from the New York State Council on the Arts. He then joined drummer Elvin Jones’s group. In 1973 he became a member of Miles Davis’s ensemble, appearing on the live Dark Magus and the studio double album Get Up with It.
Lookout Farm, Quest, and later groups
At the same time Liebman began leading his own projects, first the Open Sky Trio with Bob Moses, then Lookout Farm with pianist Richie Beirach. The group's self-titled debut appeared on ECM Records in 1974 and toured widely in North America, Europe, India, and Japan. He also recorded with Pee Wee Ellis.
In 1977 Liebman toured with Chick Corea, and the next year formed a quintet featuring John Scofield, Kenny Kirkland, and Terumasa Hino. In 1981 he and Beirach co-founded Quest with Ron McClure and Billy Hart, recording seven albums and touring internationally through the early 1990s.
From the 1990s through 2013 Liebman led the Dave Liebman Group with guitarist Vic Juris, followed by Expansions (Tony Marino, Bobby Avey, Matt Vashlishan, Alex Ritz). He worked extensively with European musicians including Joachim Kühn, Daniel Humair, Paolo Fresu, Jon Christensen, and Bobo Stenson, and appeared with large ensembles such as the Brussels Jazz Orchestra, WDR Big Band, NDR Bigband, Metropole Orkest, Klangforum Wien, and the Ensemble InterContemporain. He also co-led Saxophone Summit with Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano, and later Ravi Coltrane, releasing Gathering of Spirits (2004) and Seraphic Light (2008).
1990s to present
Liebman's output ranges from straight-ahead jazz to fusion, avant-garde, and chamber music, with projects devoted to Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Kurt Weill, Alec Wilder, Cole Porter, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Giacomo Puccini, and The Beatles. He has regularly ranked among the top soprano saxophonists in DownBeat Critics and Readers Polls since the 1970s.
He has published instructional books including A Chromatic Approach to Jazz Harmony and Melody, Developing a Personal Saxophone Sound, Self Portrait of a Jazz Artist, and Jazz Connections: Miles Davis and David Liebman. With musicologist Lewis Porter he authored What It Is: The Life of a Jazz Artist (2012). With pianist Richie Beirach he co-wrote Ruminations and Reflections: The Musical Journey of Dave Liebman and Richie Beirach (2022).
In 1989 Liebman founded the International Association of Schools of Jazz, serving as artistic director. He has received grants from the NEA, the Canadian Arts Council, and European funding agencies; scored music for the JazzEx Ballet Company in the Netherlands; and composed Ocean of Light (2006). He is Artist-in-Residence at the Manhattan School of Music and was visiting artist at the University of Toronto in 2014–15.
In 2018 he donated his papers, recordings, and memorabilia — spanning 1955–2017 — to the Berklee College of Music Archives.
Musical style and recognition
Liebman is noted for his soprano tone, motivic development, and chromatic approach. He was named an NEA Jazz Master in 2011, received Australia's ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album in 2007 with Mike Nock for Duologue
DuologueSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Acceptance12:182On Green Dolphin Street9:533Star Crossed Lovers8:204Nadir8:185Breath7:346The Panderer9:23, and was appointed Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2009. He received a nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for “My Favorite Things” at the 41st Grammy Awards (1999, for 1998–99 eligibility). In 1988 the Académie du Jazz (France) named his album Homage to Coltrane its Record of the Year.
Personal life
Liebman has been married since 1987 to oboist and composer Caris Visentin Liebman. Their daughter, Lydia Liebman, is a jazz publicist and media strategist. She founded Lydia Liebman Promotions, a New York–based PR and consulting firm launched while she was a student at Emerson College. The company has managed more than 700 album release campaigns, including several Grammy Award nominees. She was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (Music) in 2021 and joined the faculty of the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment at Long Island University. She has also lectured at Berklee College of Music, USC, and the Royal Academy of Music.
Selected discography
Lookout Farm (ECM, 1974)
Pendulum: Live at the Village Vanguard (Artists House, 1978; Mosaic reissue)
Omerta (with Richie Beirach; Trio/Storyville, 1978)
If They Only Knew (Timeless, 1980)
Quest II (with Quest; Storyville, 1986)
The Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner (CMP, 1986)
Time Immemorial (HatART, 1991)
Miles Away: A Tribute to Miles Davis (OWL, 1993)
Gathering of Spirits (with Saxophone Summit; Telarc, 2004)
Duologue (with Mike Nock; Birdland, 2007) — ARIA Best Jazz Album
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 177 | 99.2th |
| Studio albums | 152 | 99.8th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 150 | 99.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 53 | 93.4th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (177 release groups · 152 studio albums)
Albums · 152
1973 · studio album
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A1Man-ChildA2VedanaB1Round About MidnightB2Tommy's HutB3Lonnie's SongB4First Visit1974 · studio album
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1Pablo's Story14:102Sam's Float8:423M. D./ Lookout Farm23:561975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 43:24
A1Goli Dance0:28A2Loft Dance9:20A3Oasis5:28A4The Call4:44B1Your Lady6:34B2The Iguana's Ritual10:33B3Satya Dhwani (True Sound)6:171975 · studio album
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A1Dr. Faustus10:51A2Dark Lady8:03A3Sweet Hand Roy4:11B1Ashirbad1:51B2Within You Without You10:23B3Napanoch5:29B4Leane4:121975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 40:14
A1Night in Tunisia3:34A2Herds and Hoards4:35A3Credo4:45A4Winter's Light (A Dream)7:08B1First of All One Must Be Very Open Minded16:22B2The Charioteer3:501975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 35:36
A1Prologue2:17A2Hello5:05A3Strangers Passing in the Night11:54B1A Falling Star1:52B2Once Upon a Moon1:15B3Desert Air4:16B4Am I?7:27B5Epilogue1:301977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 40:24
A1Light'n Up, Please!6:40A2Children of the Ghetto3:45A3Tranquility of the Protective Aura5:55A4The Fonz's Strut5:54B1Got to Work3:15B2Chicken Soup3:54B3Exquisite Torture5:06B4Win Your Love1:33B5Slow Dance on the Killing Ground4:221978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 48:47
A1Omerta7:55A2On Green Dolphin Street6:36A33rd. Visit4:41A4Eden6:41B1Spring Is Here7:12B2Cadaques5:54B3To a Spirit Once Known5:50B4In a Sentimental Mood3:581978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 40:59
1Nature’s Revenge6:202Body and Soul4:213Choro2:434The Straw That Broke the Lion’s Back6:325Thunderfunk6:326Preludio No. 22:587Snowstorm11:331978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 36:45
A1Hip Funk7:43A2One Mind Experience10:27B1For Lee6:28B2Billy Ballet6:33B3Dolphy5:341979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 47:35
A1Your Lady9:53A2Thoughts of Loss5:34A3Leprechaun3:22A4I Don't Believe You3:40B1The Last Call / First Visit12:28B2Wind Blues12:388 Originals From the Seventies
1979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
A1Picadilly LillyA2SlumberA3OasisA4Loft DanceB1Brite PieceB2Bonnie's BlueB3Tomorrow's ExpectationsB4Lookout Farm1980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 36:12
A1Doin' It Again9:07A2Lady9:19B1Stardust9:07B2Cliff's Vibes8:391980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 38:29
A1Paoli's Vision7:36A2Miss You4:59A3What It Is6:23B1A Dance For Your Thoughts8:14B2Chick Chat5:20B3You Only See You5:571980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 39:14
A1The Delicacy Of Youth11:06A2Mother / Father8:01B1The Code's Secret Code11:56B2Treblinka8:111981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 43:32
A1Indeed3:55A2Stella by Starlight8:53A3Mahjong8:01A4What's New?2:12B1A Place Within8:02B219577:45B3Three Thing4:441983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 37:17
A1Goodbye Porkpie Hat5:32A2Aerial4:47A3Au Privave6:10B1Loving Song8:06B2Mac's Factor4:51B3Sea Change7:51Solo - Memories, Dreams and Reflections
1983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 37:32
A1Hiroshima Memorial6:45A2Remembrance4:46A3Trois Gnossiennes5:37A4A Guidd Dream3:41B1Words4:36B2Translucence3:44B3Relentless3:21B4The Power of the Cross5:021983 · studio album
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A1Close-UpA2I'm a Fool to Want YouA3To Wisdom, the PrizeB1Just One of Those ThingB2Small OneB3Double Crutching Blues1984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 38:25
A1Trilogy 15:08A2Trilogy 29:07A3Trilogy 35:33B1A Taste of Caramel6:10B2Mysterious Dream2:43B3The Spell3:51B4Katzenjammer5:531985 · studio album
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A1LegacyA2The Ether, Real Self, Snake CharmerA3Ethnic Suite - a) The Semites B) Rain People C) Indian SummerA1The VanguardA2Dissonant DiscourseA3Rock Around the ClockA4Spirit1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 40:21
A1Naima7:04A2Round Midnight9:02A3India6:33B1On Green Dolphin Street7:01B2Lover Man / Some Other Time6:59B3Oleo3:42The Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner
1986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 56:01
1The Runner: Mind & Body3:282The Discipline of Practice6:113Going Through the Wall4:054Competition6:015The Starting Line8:216The Pack4:297Breakaway4:228Alone2:049Personal Best6:4010Victory / Defeat4:4811Contemplation5:321986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 41:53
A1Softly as in a Morning Sunrise4:52A2Doin' It Again9:52A3Footprints6:11B1M.D. / Lookout Farm15:11B2The Picture of Dorian Grey / Guided Dream5:471986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 44:32
A1Trunca e peltunta4:43A2Early Spring8:00A3Pocket Day/Morgana7:36A4Fate fatue3:22B1In parte senz'arte6:42B2Reflections4:55B3Blues for You9:141988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 40:23
A1Steps14:20A2Kaddish7:38B1Mind Sleep9:46B2Maurice8:391988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 36:02
1Eclipse1:152Super Nova5:123The Chase5:184Pookie's Blues4:405Halley's Comet3:556Sunning Fish3:547The Void2:528Hodge Podge2:449Theme for Falling Leaves6:121988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:00:35
1All the Things That...9:402In the Mean Time6:323Return to Napanoch6:054It's Different Out There3:525Master of the Obvious10:066Romp7:057While We're on the Subject5:078Burst5:159Ode for Leo (Prelude)2:4610Gazelle4:071989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 52:39
1Autumn Leaves7:462Don't You Know the Time It Was9:273Caravan9:124Sweet Georgia Brown4:505Get Out of Town7:026Sophisticated Lady7:577Freedom Jazz Dance3:088Ugly Beauty3:17The Blessing of the Old, Long Sound
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 57:49
1The Blessing of the Old, Long Sound4:402Africa9:463Invasione6:514L'Aquilone Giallo5:175Punto D'Organo Ballo6:076Processione4:527The Drum Thing7:348Elm6:029Spirits Renewed6:401990 · studio album
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1Hip Slick7:592Mr Adam3:053Tango Dream8:064Mr. John4:445Abracadabra5:136The Unknown Known6:367Mr. Dave2:508Girl Swirl8:449On Fire12:471990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 59:53
1Picadilly Lilly11:112And Now, for a Show Tune5:003Something She Would Do6:594Time Line7:245Port Ligat7:586The Breaking of the Code14:327Places Before6:491990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:02:12
1Something's Coming5:422Tonite, Tonite7:463Cool6:274One Hand, One Heart7:305Jet Song5:346Somewhere5:177A Boy Like That - I Have a Love8:198I Feel Pretty4:459Maria5:0610America5:461991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 55:29
1Out of Nowhere5:472If I Should Lose You8:503Dancing in the Dark7:054Skylark6:195Stella by Starlight5:476My Funny Valentine7:187On Green Dolphin Street5:378Angel Eyes8:46Dave Liebman Steve Gilmore Bill Goodwin Play The Music Of Cole Porter
1991 · studio album
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1I Love You4:492Dream Dancing9:133Begin the Beguine7:324I’ve Got You Under My Skin7:145True Love5:566Ridin’ High4:447Why Do I Care?5:418It’s Allright With Me6:449Get Out of Town7:0510In the Still of the Night5:431991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 50:12
1Roots - Take I3:512Trunk - Take I4:373Limbs - Take I4:014Branches - Take I4:455Twigs - Take I4:526Leaves - Take I3:327Leaves - Take II3:308Twigs - Take II4:119Branches - Take II4:3210Limbs - Take II4:4011Trunk - Take II4:5512Roots - Take II2:461992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:10:48
1A Moody Time6:452The Grey Convoy7:503Sax (interlude)3:524Remembrance11:425Wind (interlude)3:576Relentless17:077String (interlude)1:508Atonement10:299Adagio for Strings7:161993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
1Sombras2Sud3Orléans4Tale From the Reefs50076Candyman7Daytime8Tale From the Reef #29East Side10Luciole11Cachicamo12Tale From the Reef #3Joy - The Music of John Coltrane
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 49:52
1After the Rain6:142Untitled Original4:403Alabama4:444India10:325Naima9:126Joy / Selflessness14:30Besame Mucho and Other Latin Jazz Standards
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 57:12
1Besame Mucho6:152Poinciana9:273Lazy Afternoon6:064Caravan6:435Andalucia (The Breeze and I)6:516Speak Low4:107The Island4:318How Insensitive6:549Night in Tunisia6:15The House on Lefferts Boulevard
1994 · studio album
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1The Way It Was9:542Painted Dancer5:163Oasis11:094Out of the Blue2:505Number Four10:456The House on Lefferts Blvd.5:077Between 3 and 6 Am8:368Travelling5:231994 · studio album
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1Far North4:322Eden10:493Fuschia11:394Climbing7:015Einstein4:246Ormen7:087Twelve Tones Old5:408Pacem9:591994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 52:30
1Sunrise3:332Fall11:013Dawn3:394Winter7:565Dusk3:086Spring9:497Summer10:018Sunset3:231994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 53:34
1Blow7:412Gulf6:283Octa6:204Mute8:485Live3:406Exit7:40710018:208Blood4:371995 · studio album
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112 X 126:282Master of the Obvious14:203Mixed Blessing10:364Tomorrow's Expectations13:215Joy/Selflessness16:081995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:05:36
1Apex7:582Barbara’s Song7:453Blues for MC Coy8:564Chelsea Bridge8:305All Said & Done6:416Lisa8:047Shaping Up9:358First Strike8:071995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 57:01
1Hip Bop8:312And the Flowers Flew Over the Sky5:533Neoadventures in Music: Part 1 - The Gathering / Part 2 - The Vision / Part 3 - The (Essential) Meeting16:154Orfasound7:505Sco-Fil6:376She Cried Tears as Sweet as Salt3:497Birth8:061995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 1 track · 58:59
1Expressive Techniques - Lecture and Demonstrations58:591996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 59:12
1Moonrise With Memories: Part I3:422Moonrise With Memories: Part II5:183Moonrise With Memories: Part III1:534Remembrance10:135Dagon II9:086Duende Quidditas28:581996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 52:20
1Zyphoid Process20:532Law Years9:033Poetics14:424Dear Lord7:421996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:04:54
1Hope7:082Nardis5:003Throughout7:144Mothers and Daughters7:275Visiones9:476The Crusher5:517Liebeslied4:468The Three Stages7:079Ad Liebitum10:341996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 50:40
1Nous devenons tous transparents2:512Nous devenons tous transparents7:103Done with restraint7:274Celui qui vénère le soleil n'a pas besoin de VSO Spaial7:455Improvisation12:206Prozession II7:487Duo5:19Return of the Tenor: Standards
1996 · studio album
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1All the Things You Are10:152Bye Bye Blackbird8:273Lover Man7:004Secret Love9:535There Will Never Be Another You6:216Yesterdays7:237No Greater Love8:198Summertime8:459All of Me4:27Dave Liebman and Lluis Vidal Trio
1997 · studio album
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1Stella by Starlight7:042Ocre8:243Estate10:054The Panderer6:575Primavera 19867:026Gnid8:017The Gravel and the Bird11:508Verd Mari9:041997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 42:01
1Her Jewish Soul6:412Awaken to the Dancer9:243The Dance of Death4:514A Mother's Sacred Love5:505Spiritual Rhythms8:206Immortal Love6:551997 · studio album
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1Chant8:142But Beautiful6:443Snowblind6:294An Old Friend (for Val)5:175Hope5:176Prologue2:377You Don't Know What Love Is8:298Relentless7:049Shapes4:3510Expression8:131997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 54:55
1Introduction0:522The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost13:453Compassion10:554Love12:245Consequences7:356Serenity9:241997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 58:01
1Water: Giver Of Life6:332White Caps7:103Heaven's Gift4:274Bass Interlude2:095Reflecting Pool7:066Storm Surge8:567Guitar Interlude1:198Baptismal Font4:149Ebb and Flow5:5910Water Theme (reprise)1:1511Dave Liebman's Reflections on "Water"8:531997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 53:45
1Acid Birds4:542Nadir4:503Witches Groove / World View6:074The Village4:575The Jungle5:216The City5:427The Desert6:008The Sky2:559The Unity1:3210Sixteen Tones3:3211Piano Trio4:3212Dirgis3:23The Jazz Workshop Series, Volume 4: Quest - Standards & Originals
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:01:06
1Day & Nite (Listening version)4:552Blue 'n Green (Listening version)3:393Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (Listening version)4:324Ralph's Piano Waltz (Listening version)4:525Pablo's Story (Listening version)7:066Pendulum (Listening version)5:017Tuning note (concert Bb)0:498Day & Nite (Play-along version)4:599Blue 'n Green (Play-along version)3:4210Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (Play-along version)4:3411Ralph's Piano Waltz (Play-along version)4:5512Pablo's Story (Play-along version)7:0313Pendulum (Play-along version)4:591998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 52:08
1Song for Lieb7:392Tempos7:483Fourth World7:314Off A Bird10:215Dublin Nights6:386Three Sum4:447The Blessing Of The Old Long Sound7:271999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 50:00
1Up Chet's Alley5:432Beautiful Black Eyes9:143Looking for the Light3:564Margarine5:145The Famous Jacques5:026Nightbird6:207You Can't Go Home Again4:598This One's for Chet5:389Sippin' at Bells3:541999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:03:22
1Sciarrone6:372For Nanda6:443Souls and Masters7:594The Empress8:155Aurora's Dance10:266Trane7:097Cinnamon Tree5:378Misinformation10:351999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 47:10
1Stu5:012L'autre6:053Constellation3:084To the Brother1:385JF Part 13:586JF Part 24:157JF Part 37:538Missing A Page6:009Later3:5110Le roi du monde3:3711Gospel1:442000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:09:06
1Second Voyage7:582Three Blues8:583Night and Day5:584Central Park West7:085Lester Young Samba4:046Irish Mantra10:267Olivier8:388Last April5:529Karen's Meditation5:0710Again and Again4:572001 · studio album
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1Nuage2Valley3Nardis4The Night We Called It a Day5Routes6One by One7Hubtown8Charlevoix2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 51:13
1My Favorite Things7:312Ugly Beauty5:303Riot / Hand Jive5:464Kathelin Gray5:145Freedom Jazz Dance3:416Lonely Woman4:207Naima5:028Liebeslied5:479Ghosts6:0510What a Wonderful World2:17Liebman Plays Puccini: a walk in the clouds
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:05:22
1La Boheme: Musetta's Waltz6:002Tosca: How Long the Wait6:233Turandot: None Shall Sleep4:394Tosca: The Stars Were Shining7:375Tosca: Three Agents8:116Gianni Schicchi: Oh, My Beloved Daddy3:277Turandot: Within This Palace5:498Madama Butterfly: One Fine Day He'll Come5:239Madama Butterfly: Love Me, Please6:3310Madama Butterfly: One More Step5:5411Tosca: I Lived for Music and Love5:262001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 51:31
1Before16:202Then10:403Now10:354After13:562002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 56:37
1Untitled Original5:202Crescent5:003Love (from the Meditation Suite)8:244Joy/Selflesssnes5:445After the Rain3:416India7:587Welcome7:068Mr. Day6:129Dear Lord2:4310Dahomey4:292002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 57:45
1Cry Want7:012Lunar7:313Pirouette5:464You and the Night and the Music8:025All That's Left8:556Standoff7:137Brother Ernesto6:258Naima6:522002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 56:57
1Vail Jumpers4:112Have You Met Miss Jones6:083PP Phoenix4:454For All The Other Times5:365Three Card Molly6:166Tiara5:137Cecilia Is Love7:178Brite Piece7:169Trippin'5:0510Calling Miss Khadija5:102002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:35:03
Disc 11Bookends I6:242The Searcher5:373Blackboard6:254Lester Leaps In3:105When You're Smiling3:476In Your Own Sweet Way7:597Nadir6:268Bookends II7:05Disc 21Cry Want7:052Maiden Voyage11:523Impressions12:184WTC8:345Blue In Green8:212002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 49:10
1Feel6:082Fran Dance6:593Top of the Middle2:554Quest5:575Evidence3:256Lune5:187Monkerino5:318Equilibrio Precario4:479Fran Dance {Alt. Tk}8:102002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:07:12
1Seven7:532Short Cut A0:513Nine5:334Short Cut B1:185Eleven8:446Short Cut C1:077Thirteen8:578Short Cut D3:539Five8:3910Short Cut E0:3611Four6:3712Short Cut F3:4713Neves9:172003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 51:35
1Red 14:132Black 14:463White 14:374Gray 15:485Blue 14:406Yellow 14:557Red 23:408Black 23:569White 23:3910Gray 24:4311Blue 23:1412Yellow 23:242003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:09:46
1Introduction0:282Cosmos9:333Off a Bird9:064Short Call 15:345Short Call 24:546Short Call 34:347Short Call 48:548Norwegian Fisherman5:109Expression8:4210The Drum Thing7:1111Peace on Earth5:402004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:03:31
1Lost Silence8:372Rain on Rain8:513She Brought Life6:044End8:105Monsoon7:566Acceptance Suite: I. Peace of Mind3:087Acceptance Suite: II. Fallen7:348Acceptance Suite: III. Recapture1:519Float5:0010Spilled Colors6:202004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:00:49
1Line Ish: Part One14:332Bass (interlude)4:023Line Ish: Part Two13:334Sax (interlude)2:135Line Ish: Part Three8:426Group (interlude)4:457Cymbal (interlude)1:488Line Ish: Part Four11:132004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 53:52
1Sunrise4:272Fall Colors6:113Dawn3:284Winter Light14:575Dusk4:196Spring Flowers4:407Summer Play7:328Sunset8:182004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:05:53
1Alexander the Great6:512The 12th Man9:563India14:144Peace on Earth5:055Tricycle17:306A Gathering of Spirits12:172005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:00:54
1Flashpoint5:302Like John6:333Particles7:144Speak Without Words7:275The Gentle Warrior6:566Fabric of Reality5:547Yildiz7:078Maid in the Mist6:229Khanda West / Edge of Tomorrow7:512005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:09:00
1Teacher of Our Child7:002" (7" intro)1:543" (7")6:004Philippe Under the Green Bridge7:345Sno' Peas6:586Jung8:487Off by One4:328Mahoning10:239The Night Has 1000 Eyes8:5610'round Midnight6:552005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:02:34
1Where Is the One?7:562Winter of My Discontent6:373Trouble Is a Man4:514If Love’s Like a Lark6:095The Wrong Blues4:066The Lady Sings the Blues5:357Moon and Sand5:478Just as Though You Were Here8:189While We’re Young6:4610A Long Night6:292005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 54:51
1The Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner: Mind and Body5:182Colors: Red, Gray, Yellow8:453Petite Fleur6:364The Tree: Roots, Limbs, Branches7:105Mother; Father6:576Time Immemorial: Before, Then, Now, After15:407Peace on Earth4:252005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 58:22
1Tie Those Laces6:462Gnid7:243You Call It7:474Different But The Same6:475What Is This Thing: Subconscious-Lee / Hot House / What Is This Thing Called Love5:446How Do I Know6:037Vonetta7:418The Gun Wars10:10Harrison On Harrison (Jazz Explorations Of George Harrison)
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:09:59
1Here Comes The Sun5:542Within You Without You7:163While My Guitar Gently Weeps7:404Art Of Dying6:375My Fathers House7:166All Things Must Pass6:247Taxman5:398My Sweet Lord4:419Love You To8:0510Beware Of Darkness4:4111Isn't It A Pity5:462006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 56:53
1Romance Op 94 No.2, Robert Schumann4:372Edude in E Flat Minor Op 10 No.6, Frederic Chopin7:533May Breezes Op 62 No.1, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy5:054Immer Leiser Wird Mein Schlummer Op 105 No.2, Johannes Brahms8:035Sonata # 6, Georg Friedrich Händel3:256Tränenregen / Wasserflut, Franz Schubert8:117Fleurs Des Bles, Claude Debussy7:058Der Einsame Im Herbst, Gustav Mahler12:342006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 55:54
1Fluffy Buys the Farm6:412Other Roads5:133Smilestone5:024Deus Ex Machina7:125Machinery of the Night7:596Moving Pictures8:147Silver Lining8:398Benediction6:542006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:01:11
15th Street7:422Ife8:113Bass (interlude)1:244Black Satin5:265Bela7:456Drum (interlude)1:337New Mambo7:378Acoustic Guitar (interlude)1:539Mesa D'Espana7:3410Electric Guitar (interlude)1:3011J.B. Meets Sly / 5th Street (reprise)10:362006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 57:33
1Free as Possible6:222Aquatic Blues6:373Nusrat7:064Plus belle que toutes les rivières4:5555 and 66:276Arvo2:437Triptic6:588Et pourtant7:289Neil & Dave8:572006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:03:02
1No Fly Zone5:072Parcours13:183Piano Solo0:504Relentness7:185Deux Nouvelles7:396Invocatrion13:437New Group7:068Exploration8:01Day and Night - Live at the Atlantic Jazz Festival
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 54:27
1Day and Night12:542That's What You Want12:003Gnid7:174Introductions by Liebman4:185India17:582007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 55:05
1Unsteady5:142Feel15:463Fran-Dance8:554En noir6:385Tomorrow's Expectations11:036Dream of Nite7:292007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 58:42
1Drink Deep20:262Ancient Memories8:153Heart and Other Difficulties15:224Jazz7:045Waters Ashore7:352007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 55:46
1Acceptance12:182On Green Dolphin Street9:533Star Crossed Lovers8:204Nadir8:185Breath7:346The Panderer9:232007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:12:55
1The Last Goodbye7:192The Healing5:313Green Dolphin Street6:454Moon River5:395Tokyo Nights8:116Giorgio's Theme7:387Sao Paulo6:028Alpine Sunset7:099The Healing (alt. Take)5:3610Piazzolla2:5811Joyful Sorrow2:4612Silent Serenity2:441318th's Child2:0814Life's Dreams2:292008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 52:22
1Solidao3:472Petite source5:333Nao quero amar7:134Mésange bleue7:535Rumba Yava5:416Un Nino En La Calle8:117Lisboa nao sejas Francesa5:208Caminando con tus ojos verdes8:442008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:02:22
1Cha7:532The Decider9:143Out There (take 2)5:104Renewal6:575Palpable Clock5:066Dimi and the Blue Man10:147IC8:578Free Ballad2:079Out There (take 1)6:442008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:08:29
1Transitions5:552The Thirteenth Floor5:223Reneda5:354All About You5:255Message to Mike5:466Alpha & Omega5:437Our Daily Bread6:488Cosmos7:139Seraphic Light11:1110Expression9:312008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 58:20
1Introducing the Band0:232G.I.G.8:513Negative Space11:004Get Me Back to the Apple13:475Poinciana8:406Afro Blue15:392009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 53:04
1Little Horse Ho! (Rössli Hü!)4:222Ballad5:163Aequinotikum6:454From East to West (Zäuerli 1)4:215Tobi 12:516For Michael [Brecker]5:487La finca4:308Aiming East (Zäuerli 2)2:119Hola tarantella3:1210Tobi 22:3411Ach, wie churzen üsi Tage4:0412What Is This Thing Called Love?4:0713Paperlapap3:032009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:02:35
1The Day Before9:452Le sec du clocher6:463Estampe (19 x 26)2:274Free 4 DAG5:435Within a Stone's Throw5:096À Pâques2:0777 Lézards3:408Donso 'nbass2:559Esteem7:3610The Right Way to Go To5:2511Tursiops4:5512Pour vous, ces quelques Althea rosea6:07The Avatar Sessions: The Music of Tim Hagans
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:03:40
1Buckeyes10:162Boo8:413Box of Cannoli13:164Here With Me5:595Palt Seanuts9:326Rufus at Gilly's8:437Song for Mirka7:132009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks
1Nature Boy2Body and Soul3Free4Nardis5Footprints6Body and Soul2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 48:46
1Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio)18:372Will O' the Wisp3:423Pan Piper5:524Saeta6:145Solea14:21The Bickel Marks Group With Dave Liebman
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 52:59
1Sparrows And Sidewinders7:222Finding Your Way7:523Home5:594Turnover7:105Do I Love You Because You Are Beautiful5:086The Jazz Behemoth8:597On The Outside Looking In4:008Truncated Theme6:292010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 59:28
1Little Dogz Waltz5:542Les Yeux de Tangati10:133The Gravel and the Bird4:334Le Reveil de La Mariee5:585So a Noitinha Saudade de Ti9:016Ugly Beauty5:067Fuschia10:098Blue Spice4:189Moment Calme4:162010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:15:05
1Pendulum14:062Jung8:263Vendetta5:284WTC12:505Port Ligat11:156Enfin9:087The Sky Is the Limit13:522011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:15:33
1In Your Own Sweet Way8:382Don't Tell Me What Key5:403Universal Lament6:274Alone Together8:175Knowinglee5:036Solar10:047Migration4:248Thingin' / All the Things That...7:509Trinity2:0510Body and Soul6:0211Hi Beck3:5612What Is This Thing Called Love7:072011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 54:03
1New Breed6:202In the Mean Time11:203Ghosts8:084Non Sequiturs Suite: No Opening2:285Non Sequiturs Suite: Low Visibility4:166Non Sequiturs Suite: Main North1:217Non Sequiturs Suite: Uncertain Speech1:428Non Sequiturs Suite: Vertical Prose2:039Non Sequiturs Suite: Intended Poem4:0810Non Sequiturs Suite: Tin Baroque4:4211Non Sequiturs Suite: Adjusted Scatter7:352011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks
1Overture2Dear Jonas (take 1)3Fragments4Exuberance5Dark and Mysterious6Heart Melody7Shred8Hand Drum Peace9Jumping Off (The Deep End)10I Don't Believe You11Sprint12Duende13Dear Jonas (take 2)14Ghosts Singing the Zen of Love2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:09:22
1Gazelle9:112M.D.9:593Off Flow8:284Papoose8:065Off a Bird9:056Picture of Dorian Grey / Guided Dream7:117Move on Some9:348In a Sentimental Mood7:482011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:02:45
1Invention5:512All the Things You Are5:543Ballad 15:044Awk Dance6:595New Life7:046Walz for Lenny8:007Tender Mercies6:588Transition5:109Hymn for Mom / Prayer for Michael11:452012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 55:10
1Oliver8:582Untitled Free Ballad 16:183Omega Is the Alpha7:534Trigonometry5:585Surreality5:526Untitled Free Ballad 25:317Get Me Back to the Apple7:008Alabama7:402012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:19:50
1Erwachen19:442Visualisieren13:053Innere Befindlichkeiten13:214Wechselnde Entschlossenheit6:375Ein kurzer Zwischentraum7:496Tages-Highlight und Normalität19:142013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 54:56
1People From Khartoum5:112Soul People7:343People From Nowhere4:394Heart Jones7:045People From Manhattan4:046Cielo3:327Beodus5:528People From Bulgaria3:559Now I See You6:3710People From Montevideo6:282013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 55:08
1Mr. Sandman6:252Eleanor Rigby7:153Visions6:264Tequila4:385I Only Have Eyes for You6:416Walk, Don't Run4:407Woodstock6:058Wipe Out5:139Here, There and Everywhere3:2810Love Me Tender4:172014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:05:36
1Media luz4:582Breath7:203A noite (Fado suite) : Canto e tango a noite / Lisboa a noite / Calma a noite10:284Snow Day6:365La tarde silenciosa5:106Snake sonata : 1er mouvement / 2ème mouvement / 3ème mouvement14:417An old friend4:358Same Place Different Times : Les herbes calmes, les grands arbres / Des vagues douces, noctiluca / Brumes sur la terre humide / Dernier soleil11:482014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 49:06
1Chli-Bli5:042Sidonie5:483Interlude Obscurio3:174Et voit le jour4:555Cycling7:346Return to Napanoch7:187A Taste of Honey10:078The Crusher5:032014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 47:49
1The Drum Thing2:532Tunji8:273Kulu Sé Mama (Juno Sé Mama)7:414Ceremony: Morning5:085Ceremony: Afternoon7:106Ceremony: Evening6:577Tardes de Lindoia4:048Danza del Pájaro5:292014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 59:59
1Inti7:272Centipede4:413Lloyd6:244In a Silent Way6:295A Sight6:376Utoma6:097The Secret Place4:338Elisabeth12:469Voice4:532014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:09:38
1The Fallout of Dreams7:492Carry on Clarion1:193For All Player (For Steve Lacy) / The Seasons (For Jasper Johns) (medley)4:454Cosmic (For Jim Brodey)6:295Gustave Moreau / Strangers on a Train2:326Jackson Pollock's Early Notebooks4:217The Breath (For Evan Parker)2:548The Leaves Are Changing (For Jack Kerouac)12:529Magical Realism / La Fenice (medley)5:1310Billie Holiday / Elian-Oleo (medley)4:0411The Lynching5:4812Breakfast / Back 1-4 Matisse / For Jackson Mac Low1:0213Possessed0:4114The Origin of a Species / Minority-Seniority-Sonority / The Bill Has Been Paid (medley)9:492014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 56:17
1Dahomey Dance5:112Lordy Lourdes5:403Jinnistan7:164Winter Day6:575Mr. Q7:076Intro to Slow Dance on the Killing Ground: Blessings Eternal1:097Slow Dance on the Killing Ground6:168Scheer Joy5:239Missing Person3:1910Tu amor Neri7:592014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 58:00
1All the Things You Are3:302Negative Space7:423Small Talk 11:414Stories of a Century6:565Black Tortoise6:026Jammin' in the Children's Corner4:007Small Talk 21:398Autumn Leaves6:349Clear Light4:2510Waking With a Start5:0011Small Talk 31:0712April in Paris3:3713You and the Night and the Music5:472015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:01:04
1Concerto D'Aranjuez22:172Will O'the Wisp3:213Saeta7:234The Pan Piper12:045Solea15:59Aki Rissanen // Jussi Lehtonen Quartet With Dave Liebman
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 59:27
1Sriabin4:142Three A's5:573Internal Affairs6:054Pont Marie8:195Get Over It6:026Pensativa8:087Free Ballad3:298In the Corner5:589Pastorale7:3110The Gong Song3:442015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:22:50
Disc 11ReWrite of Spring: Part 1 "Evocation"11:452ReWrite of Spring: Interlude1:453ReWrite of Spring: Part 2 "Spring Square"10:144ReWrite of Spring: Part 3 "Procession"12:33Disc 21ReWrite of Spring: Introduction4:332ReWrite of Spring: Part 1 "Evocation"14:073ReWrite of Spring: Part 2 "Spring Square"12:394ReWrite of Spring: Part 3 "Procession"15:142016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:14:21
1Siciliana4:322For All We Know3:223This Is New6:334Quest4:335Master of the Obvious6:306Zingaro5:527Sweet Pea4:388Kurtland4:469Moonlight in Vermont6:0910Lazy Afternoon4:1211Welcome / Expression8:4812DL9:1013Day Dream5:162017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:07:52
1No Self, No Thought, No Mind10:202Goodbye Dear Sweet Mother13:273God Fire10:354Gratitude11:065Persecution7:226No Alternative7:567Bardo of Rebirth7:06Compassion: The Music of John Coltrane
2017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 52:37
1Locomotion6:122Central Park West / Dear Lord8:103Olé8:474Reverend King5:205Equinox6:406Compassion17:282017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 47:26
1Good Morning Mr Samsa5:342Adrian L.6:483Music for Lilith4:394La piccola fiammiferaia6:015When You Wish Upon a Star3:456Exodus3:207Aurora4:528Siduri4:109Delitto e castigo4:0410Early Afternoon4:132018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:00:57
1Pharaoh's Dance8:592Bitches Brew7:573Black Satin7:594In a Silent Way6:425Directions7:336Sanctuary5:107Yesternow9:248Spanish Key7:132018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 50:39
1The Parents (Father/Mother)6:542The Guide: Bob Moses (Amy)4:043The Sound Guru: Joe Allard (Overtone Improvisation)3:374The Jazzman: Charles Lloyd (Forest Flower)4:045The Intellectual: Richi Beirach (Elm/Pendulum)8:166The First Mentor: Pete Laroca (Drum Improvisation 1)2:447The Painter: Eugene Gregan (Napanoch)3:548The Master: Elvin Jones (Drum Improvisation 2)3:099The Sorcerer: Miles Davis (All Blues/Black Satin)7:1410The Storyteller: Billy Hart (Redemption)2:3611To All the Masters [with Gratitude]4:072018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 48:44
1Benediction (Opening)4:132The Simple Truth3:473Late Moon3:414The Unknowable3:245Skyway Dream4:236Transmutations4:337The Turning3:398Distant Twilight2:579Present Time3:2510Iconographic2:0411Cosmogram4:4312Premonition4:0813Benediction (Closing)3:47Petite Fleur: The Music of Sidney Bechet
2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 59:12
1Petite fleur2:332Daniel5:093When the Sun Sets Down South5:244Premier bal5:465What a Dream4:096Petite fleur (John solo)3:507Passport5:568Creole Blues5:499Nous deux5:1910Si tu vois ma mere5:5711Summertime6:4412Petite fleur (Dave solo)2:362018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:09:30
1Flash!!8:422Fire32:343Sparks9:124Flames6:425Inferno7:246Ashes4:562019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:10:29
1Blaizza4:142Dunes5:433Legions8:154Et voit le jour6:075Empty Sunbeams5:446A Moody Time8:017Technicolor Penguins6:098Buy a Mountain7:069In Bach's Studio15:5310Road Kill3:172019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:05:30
1An Enigma11:012Freebop10:123What is Poetry?13:054Lonely Woman15:265Moving Out10:066The Philosophy of...5:402019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 52:55
1Sound Desire2:052Nadir5:323Duet in the Mirror1:464Nuvole4:235Looking Away1:526Waves of Sound2:067Burst3:338Tender Mercies4:249That Classique Touch3:5610Line-Up0:5611Flow1:3612Open Sound0:5513Mocking Bird4:0314Imaginary Landscape1:4815Missing Persons3:5716Free Wave2:1817Still Point3:5618Sound Vision3:492019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 56:57
1A Step in the Field7:512Commutations 25:103Endless Samsara Extension12:444Hopening 95:345Unavoidable Transmission3:126Journey Around the Truth5:557Essouflance 25:228The Postlude Blues11:092020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 55:54
1Promenade I2:002Gnomus3:193Promenade II1:394Il Vecchio Castello8:315Promenade III1:086Les Tuileries5:227Bydło5:148Promenade IV1:129Ballet of the Unhatched Chickens3:0810Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle3:1811Promenade V2:1712Limoges - The Market3:5213Catacombae1:4414Cum mortuis in lingua mortua1:5015Baba Yaga4:3616The Heroic Gate6:442020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks
1The Sun of Tabriz2A Vicious Murder3Rumi's Solitude4Spain, 14925Temmuz6A New Land, a New Music7A Confrontation in Anatolia8Rise Thru the Barracks9The Owl Song2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:00:26
1Mystery Song5:522Off a Bird3:483Figment7:514Broken Time6:455Moontide9:556Child at Play6:587Broken Time (reprise)3:398There's a Mingus Amonk Us6:279Pocketful of Change9:112021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 53:46
1Instinct / Reverence5:472Wisdom / Grace10:403Truth / Ephemeral6:374Beauty / Intuition8:475Integrity / Humanity5:216Telepathy / Joy5:247Empathy11:102022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 46:11
1Designs4:382Lover Man5:083Come Rain or Come Shine5:334Time Remembered4:255Stella by Starlight4:446Blind Pig1:087Moon and Sand6:058Blue in Green2:339Bye Bye Blackbird5:1610Zingaro6:412025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:01:33
1Unfolding7:272Transmutation7:093Intent5:504Pathways9:055Beingness2:456Refractions7:507Transparent to Transcendence6:448Remembering the Future9:249Mystique5:192026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:09
1You Don’t Know What Love Is (Take 2)5:442Solar3:203Garde6:114Footprints4:315This Way In (Linda)0:386Well You Needn't6:007Avant6:238This Way Thru (Madelaine)0:269You Don’t Know What Love Is (Take 1)6:3510This Way Out (Lydia)0:21— · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 58:08
1Monk's Mood2:332Teo4:403Pannonica5:414Nutty7:495Reflections5:146Gallop's Gallop8:087Ugly Beauty6:018Monk's Dream5:479Introspection5:1910Skippy4:3711Monk's Mood (II)2:19— · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 46:48
1A Bossa de Zezé9:022Blues for Nathan6:293Beleza negra5:284Cruisin’6:535The Beauty of the Beast7:466Worschtkind5:137Return of the Blue5:57— · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:02:11
1Seven Stairs5:312Contemplation4:343La danse du gibbon3:204Eleven Sky After4:235Marche sur les nuages9:396Le paon et l'éléphant1:127L'éléphant et le dragon6:088La forêt des nénuphars6:189Danse sur la canopée5:5110L'équation du veilleur4:5111Le repos du gibbon3:3512Universal Love6:49— · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks
A1Man-ChildA2VedanaB1Round About MidnightB2Tommy's HutB3Lonnie's SongB4First Visit
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| 1977 | Children of the Ghetto / Chicken SoupSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:41AChildren of the Ghetto3:47 BChicken Soup3:54 | 1977 |
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| 1988 | Midpoint - Quest III Live at the Montmartre Copenhagen DenmarkSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 55:251The Code's Secret Code10:40 2The Snow Leopard8:18 3The 4th. Wall / Rectilinear5:57 4Midpoint7:05 5Pablo's Story15:05 6The Hollow Men2:54 7Redemption5:26 | Live | 1988 | |
| 1990 | Live de Lille - November 1990Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:02:131Octavia7:22 2Nada Mas10:04 3Duet 15:44 4Duet 26:11 5Duet 39:31 6Toccata11:22 7Mozambique5:13 8Sunkas-Motu Mahal6:46 | Live | 1990 | |
| 1991 | Spirit RenewedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:00:181Announcement0:57 2The Night Has a Thousand Eyes11:06 3Off a Bird4:27 4Betrayal / Fourth Wall8:15 5Mixed Blessing10:42 6Lava Flow7:52 7Our Life6:00 8Spirit Renewed / Lonely Woman10:59 | Live | 1991 | |
| 1993 | Dave LiebmanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 1:07:051The Night Has a Thousand Eyes11:30 2Something She Would Do7:00 3Move on Some8:21 4A Boy Like That-I Have a Love8:19 5Romp7:05 6Ode for Leo (Prelude)2:45 7Beyond the Line6:58 8India7:52 9Adagio for Strings7:15 | Compilation | June 1993 | |
| 1997 | Dave LiebmanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 1:01:371Besame Mucho6:19 2How Insensitive6:56 3Caravan6:47 4Night in Tunisia6:17 5Milestones5:42 6I Didn't Know What Time It Was6:40 7Begin the Beguine7:43 8I've Got You Under My Skin7:27 9Get Out of Town7:46 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 1997 | Live at VisionesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 1:02:221New Hands13:05 2Dressed Up12:52 3Jung7:33 4Little Peanut12:43 5Folk Song16:09 | Live | 1997 | |
| 2001 | Live at the Big MamaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 53:401Wild Cats in the House7:46 2Madrugada8:50 3Reflections on Roman Walls5:30 4To C or Not to C7:49 5Old Man Blues6:50 6Throughts of Loss6:14 7Chickens10:41 | Live | 2001 | |
| 2004 | David Liebman & Richie Beirach - Mosaic Select 12Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 3:46:23Disc 1 1The Iguana’s Ritual13:37 2Lookout Farm13:35 3Mitsuku7:11 4A Night in Tunisia13:46 5Pablo’s Story16:00 6Fireflies11:24 Disc 21Slumber16:41 2Leaving14:40 3The Code’s Secret Code/D.L.16:21 4Invocation28:06 Disc 31Pendulum17:11 2Elm17:48 3The Hollow Men13:09 4Redemption10:35 5Pablo’s Story16:19 | Live | 2004 | |
| 2004 | Tour de ForceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:00:571Yeah, That's Right12:46 2Vibebuster6:27 3Vonetta4:17 4Area 5114:02 5Renewal10:51 6Go Baby4:45 7The Trio6:22 8Sweet on You1:27 | Live | 2004 | |
| 2005 | Miles Ahead: LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 41:531Springsville3:21 2The Maids of Cadiz3:57 3The Duke4:51 4My Ship4:12 5Miles Ahead3:46 6Blues for Pablo6:22 7New Rhumba5:31 8The Meaning of the Blues2:31 9Lament2:22 10I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (by Anyone but You)5:00 | Live | 2005 | |
| 2007 | Redemption - Quest Live in EuropeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 1:16:081Round Midnight11:29 2Ogunde10:26 3WTC/Steel Prayers14:48 4Dark Eyes11:44 5Lonely Woman8:21 6Redemption19:20 | Live | 2007 | |
| 2010 | RelevanceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 1:13:331Relevance (1st Set) Part 123:46 2Relevance (1st Set) Part 212:18 3Relevance (2nd Set) Part 327:27 4Relevance (2nd Set) Part 410:02 | Live | 2010 | |
| 2012 | Lemuria LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 1:05:151In Your Own Sweet Way9:04 2Lemuria11:58 3I Loves You Porgy11:09 4Evolution11:20 5Climbing9:40 6Summertime12:04 | Live | 14 September 2012 | |
| 2016 | Beyond WordsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 1:08:311Pendulum (live)9:03 2Knowinglee (live)15:15 3Napanoch (live)14:35 4Beyond Words (live)9:49 5Zal (live)10:26 6Lonely Woman (live)9:23 | Live | 31 August 2016 | |
| 2017 | Deep WithinSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 48:551Deep Within44:00 2Coda4:55 | Live | 2 August 2017 | |
| 2017 | Masters in BordeauxSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 45:281All the Things You Are7:34 2Night and Day9:24 3Solar8:23 4What Is This Thing Called Love6:52 5On Green Dolphin Street5:23 6Lover Man7:52 | Live | 29 September 2017 | |
| 2019 | On the Corner Live!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 1:06:391Lieb Talks About Miles1:03 2In a Silent Way3:50 3On the Corner8:41 4Wili (For Dave)9:09 5Bass (interlude)2:21 6Black Satin11:56 7Selim7:02 8Guitar (interlude)1:34 9IFE5:53 10Drum (interlude)1:56 11Mojo7:04 12Jean Pierre6:10 | Live | 2019 | |
| 2019 | Live at NozartSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 56:221Tender12:09 2Soft6:35 3Gentle4:11 4Delicate4:03 5Sensitive7:57 6Filigree1:39 7Tenuous5:48 8Slender3:30 9Frail10:30 | Live | 2019 | |
| 2019 | ChiSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 55:461Becoming2:53 2Flux13:11 3Continuum6:00 4Formless Form8:57 5Emergence14:56 6Whirl9:49 | Live | 22 February 2019 | |
| 2020 | Masters in ParisSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 1:12:301A Night in Tunisia8:20 2Stella by Starlight9:56 3In and Out7:30 4Night and Day11:41 5Small One8:33 6Satin Doll7:22 7Summertime5:22 8What Is This Thing Called Love5:15 9Coming Yesterday8:31 | Live | 24 April 2020 | |
| 2022 | New NowSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 59:041New Now, Part 18:22 2New Now, Part 27:57 3New Now, Part 38:43 4New Now, Part 48:29 5New Now, Part 54:58 6New Now, Part 611:25 7New Now, Part 79:10 | Live | 16 December 2022 | |
| 2023 | Live at SmallsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 1:12:501The Beginning14:58 2The Middle33:03 3The End24:49 | Live | 2023 |
Other · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | ImprovisationsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 40:231I Concentrate On You4:23 2Autumn In New York4:29 3Oleo2:41 4Mr. P.C.2:42 5The Night Has A Thousand Eyes2:31 6Dream Dancing7:32 7On Green Dolphin Street3:29 8Joy3:26 9I Didn't Know What Time It Was2:41 10Caravan3:45 11Milestones2:44 | Compilation | 1995 | |
| 2017 | The Cloud DiversSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 58:081Kentucky7:37 2Twenty Five5:28 3Fancy Free7:24 4Nebula5:52 5Brother J6:17 6George's Zone9:54 7White Noise7:14 8Loot 5 _ The Cloud Divers8:22 | 2017 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Dave Liebman head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 15 | 72.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 177 | 99.2th |
| Studio albums | 152 | 99.8th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 150 | 99.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 53 | 93.4th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | NEA Jazz Masters | won | |
| — | NEA Jazz Masters | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Liebman Group(band) | — | present | |
| We3(band) | — | present | |
| Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Quartet(band) | — | present | |
| Quest(band) | — | present | saxophone |
| Ryo Kawasaki Group(band) | — | present | |
| Lookout Farm(band) | — | present | |
| David Liebman Quintet(band) | — | present | |
| The Jamie Saft Quartet(band) | — | present | flute |
| The Jamie Saft Quartet(band) | — | present | soprano saxophone |
| The Jamie Saft Quartet(band) | — | present | tenor saxophone |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dave_Liebman.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/42433208-9dbe-4261-986a-e648b68e236fdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/42433208-9dbe-4261-986a-e648b68e236fcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1175237genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1175237seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Liebmanbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Liebman
Why this artist is in the database
- List of jazz musicians
Tier rule: genre canon: jazz
Image: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1175237 · MusicBrainz: 42433208-9dbe-4261-986a-e648b68e236f
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