James Pearson Septet
Barbican
12 Nov 2011

A band put together for a complete performance of Oliver Nelson's Blues and the Abstract Truth at the 2011 London Jazz Festival to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Impulse Records. This was the opening set before McCoy Tyner's performance which I will upload later.

The band was under the direction of the Ronnie Scott's house pianist James Pearson.

Personnel:

James Pearson (piano)
Byron Wallen (trumpet)
Alex Garnett (alto saxophone)
Jean Toussaint (tenor saxophone)
Nathaniel Facey (baritone saxophone),
Sam Burgess (double bass)
Shane Forbes (drums)

Set list:

1. Stolen moments
2. Hoe down
3. Cascades
4. Yearnin'
5. Butch and butch
6. Teenie's blues

Recorded on Sony Hi MD mini disc recorder in Hi LP. Converted to flac in Magix ACL. Sample in comments.