Rassaan Roland Kirk
Memorial Jazz Festival
Keystone Corner
San Francisco, Ca.
December 31, 1978
performance quality: close to an A
recording quality: most of first set: B to C
(some FM interference. Enough to be annoying,
but not enough to completely ruin it.)
The rest of this is between a B+ and A-
source: master FM broadcast tapes
(half is from cassette, half from reel, over the air) >
played on Nak. 125 / Teac 3300 into soundforge (wav) >
CD > CD extractor (wav) > flac > torrentially yours.
total runtime: 229:08
set 1: (76:19)
Charles McPherson- alto sax
Larry Vucovich- piano
James Leary- bass
Eddie Marshall- drums
Babatundi- congas (tracks 8 and 9)
Freddie Hubbard- trumpet (track 9)
1: radio announcer
2: stage introduction
3: Orient Express
4: all the things you are
5: ? (blues)
6: come Sunday
7: now's the time
8: ? (with Babatundi)
9: little sunflower (with Babatundi and Hubbard)
10: Cousin Mary > radio announcer wrap up
(1 cassette flip during between song talk. No music missing.)
set 2: (48:33)
Joe Henderson- tenor sax
Eddie Henderson- trumpet and flugelhorn
Freddie Hubbard- trumpet
Julian Priester- trombome
Albert Bailey- piano
James Leary- bass
Eddie Moore- drums
11: radio announcer and 1977 NYE music
12: introduction and first song (title?)
13: band introductions and introduction of Leon Thomas
14: band introductions and Leon Thomas announcements
15: auld lang syne (happy 1979)
16: ?
17: band intros and JHS closing stage commentary
18: New Year's 1995 preparation kit skit
set 3: (104:14, including finale jam)
Old and New Dreams
Don Cherry- trumpet and piano
Dewey Redman- tenor sax
Charlie Haden- bass
Ed Blackwell- drums
19: Don Cherry interview
20: Charlie Haden interview
21: radio and stage introductions Old and New Dreams
22: happy house (Ornette Coleman)
23: broken shadows (Ornette Coleman)
24: ?
25: ?
26: announcer talk
27: Todd Barkum talks about the Rassaan Mem. JF
28: radio and stage introductions for finale jam
29: confirmation (finale jam)
30: announcer wrap up
Comments:
There's probably someone with a better copy of this than what is here, although this is all
of NPR's Keystone Corner part of their 1978 New Year's Eve broadcast. The night started with a
Count Basie tribute set from the East coast of the U.S.A. That didn't do much for me at all,
but all of this is good and a comment posted on previous version of the Joe Henderson part of
this asking to hear OAND made me decide to share all three of these sets. I think they are all
very good sets. There is static in this version, especially in the 1st (McPherson) set. it's not
constant but too persistent for me to attempt to "repair" it. After Hubbard joins there is not
as much interference, (about an hour into this recording) If it was really bad I wouldn't bother
upping this, but most of what I have to share is better quality sound, and this is a very fine
night of jazz music here. I believe this is the world premiere for live Old and New Dreams. It's
a serious allstar lineup. Hope you all enjoy it.
Do not sell these recordings.
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