Liebman, David
Lieb: Close Up
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Sealed 1983 Original Recorded In 1979. “Lieb: Close-Up" Features David Liebman On Soprano Sax (This Was Around The Time He Swore Off Tenor), Joined By A Top-Shelf Straight-Ahead Rhythm Section: Larry Willis On Piano, Walter Booker On Bass, And Jimmy Cobb On Drums. Producer Steve Satten Plays Cornet On Half The Cuts. His Hard Bop Original "Close-Up" Opens The Session, With Cornet And Soprano Sax Blending Tartly And Delightfully. Liebman Takes The Helm For A Fine, Concise Reading Of "I'm A Fool To Want You"; Satten, With Mute, Rejoins For Larry Willis' Elegant Bossa "To Wisdom, The Prize." Side B Opens With A Blistering "Just One Of Those Things," Then Calms Way Down With An Original Waltz Called "Small One," Featuring Liebman On Flute, Marilyn Redfield On Vocals, And Judy Geist On Viola (Sans Bass And Drums). Satten Is Back On Board For The Sign-Off, Liebman's Swinging "Double Crutching Blues" Another Nod In The Direction Of Hard Bop. The Record May Be Hard To Find, But Devoted Fans Of Liebman's Shouldn't Be Without It.” David R. Adler, All Music Guide.