Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank

Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank is collaboration live album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath recorded at the Left Bank ballroom in Baltimore in June 1965 and released on the Label M label in 2001. It features performances by Hubbard, Heath, Gus Simms, Wilbur Little, and Bertell Knox.

Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank
Live album by
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2001
RecordedJune 13, 1965
GenreJazz
Length55:35
LabelLabel M
Freddie Hubbard chronology
The Night of the Cookers
(1965)
Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank
(2001)
Backlash
(1966)
Jimmy Heath chronology
On the Trail
(1964)
Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank
(1965)
The Gap Sealer
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Paula Edelstein states "Jam Gems is jazz history documented at its finest and is a must-have for anyone interested in the energies and nuances of "live" jazz in the '60s".[2]

Track listing

  1. "All Members (incomplete)" (Jimmy Heath) - 4:01
  2. "Bluesville" (Sonny Red Kyner) - 10:08
  3. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) - 12:11
  4. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) - 11:24
  5. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 17:51

Personnel

References

  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Edelstein, P. Allmusic Review accessed 24 June 2009.
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