LDB Master Series #477

Welcome to my Master Series which started way back in November 2005. This series is only about masters, concerts I
recorded myself either from audience or from radio/TV broadcasts. Occasionally I could also share masters that have
been kindly given to me by many friends and fellow tapers I have been meeting during my 40+ years long career of live taping around the world.

Most of what I am sharing in this series is uncirculated since I stopped trading a long time ago hence I did not have the opportunity to send those to other tapers. Cassettes trading are long gone!

I have quite a wide taste of music so do not be surprised if you find artists you like but also some you don't and some of them you may not be familiar with. Give them a try, you may be surprised.

I am planning to reach #500 and then stop sharing alltogether. There is a time for everything :-)

So enjoy this master series for as long as it lasts.

ldb

WYNTON MARSALIS / JOHN LEWIS
Perugia, Teatro Morlacchi
July 18, 2000

01.Intro
02.Honeysuckle Rose
03.April In Paris
04.It Don't Mean a Thing
05.Lady Be Good
06.Willow Weep For Me
07.Rockin' In Rhythm
08.Django
09.C Jam Blues
10.'Round Midnight

TT 65:31

Wynton Marsalis - trumpet
John Lewis - piano

Lineage: RAI Radio 3 broadcast > Sanyo FMT-3510L FM tuner > Audigy SoundBlaster > HD > Sound Forge 7.0 > CD Wave Editor > FLAC Frontend (level 6)

I thought I had shared this one before in my master series but apparently I did not. I listened to it a few days ago and I loved it. Two masters playing together in a very rare apprearance. They only played together twice: first time in 1997 in NYC, second time at Umbria Jazz in 2000.

It must have been one of the last live apprearances of John Lewis since he died in early 2001.

This is sourced from radio broadcast but the recording has its flows, specifically some high hiss which I could manage to some extent with some equalization. Still, it is an enjoyable recording.

You can find a video excerpt of the show here: https://wyntonmarsalis.org/videos/view/willow-weep-for-me-wynton-marsalis-john-lewis-umbria-jazz-2000

Enjoy!

ldb