Larry Bluth Trio: Never More Here

Description: Personnel: Larry Bluth (p), Don Messina (b), Bill Chattin (d) Four tracks were recorded at a small concert hall in Teaneck, New Jersey (three tunes prior to the concert and one during the performance). The other five selections were recorded at Sette MoMA, a club within the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The Teaneck hall had this wonderful Baldwin grand piano that we dug. A favorite of mine from this date is "Klactoveedsedstene," (Bird’s new melody on Perdido). Larry plays Parker's improvised bridge beautifully: I think he captured Bird’s feeling accurately and soulfully. "Larry’s Line" is a Bluth original that used material he was working on with Mosca, it's over the structure of Cole Porter's "I Love You." The line is stunning. It's the only time we recorded it. On the Sette MoMa gig, we were booked for two nights, four sets a night. I still remember how much I really enjoyed playing "Sippin' at Bell's," and how nervous I was trying to play that line with Larry. "Riverdale" is a group improvisation on the form of "You'd Be So Nice to Come To." It's a tune that our trio played often and the minor key was something that Larry was able to stretched out on. With Jerome Kern's "Yesterdays," Larry changed the harmony of first four bars and this small change really opened it up for us. On "Sound-Lee" I dig how Larry waited many choruses before playing Lee Konitz's line leading into the bass solo. —Don Messina, taken from the inside liner notes TRACKLIST: 01. Klactoveedsedstene (Charlie Parker) 6:08 02. Sweet and Lovely (Arnheim-Daniels-Tobias) 5:15 03. Soppin' at Bell's (Charlie Parker) 6:47 04. A Ghost of a Chance (Young-Crosby-Washington) 3:42 05. Yesterfdays (Jerome Kern) 6:56 06. Riverdale (Bluth-Messina-Chattin) 5:10 07. Larry's Line (Larry Bluth) 4:47 08. These Foolish Things (Link-Strachey-Maschwitz) 4:21 09. Sound-Lee (Lee Konitz) 8:07 Personnel: Larry Bluth (piano), Don Messina (bass), Bill Chattin (drums). Recorded in Teaneck, New Jersey, July 2001 (#1,4,7,8) and at Sette MoMa, Museum of Modern Art, NYC, October 1996 (#2,3,5,6,9) Engineered by Don Messina Mastered by Garry Rindfuss, April 2021, NYC Cover Art: Jan Lipes, Abstract 1, oil on canvas, 40x50 inch Photography: Matt Licari, Fred Marcus Liner Notes: Don Messina Editorial Review: Sheree Van Reede Produced by Don Messina Executive Producer: Jordi Pujol

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