Optreden uit 1982 met Pastorius' 'Word Of Mouth Small Band'. Hoewel de DVD slecht gedocumenteerd is, is de beeld- en geluidskwaliteit uitstekend (het wel is een major-labelrelease). Een mooie gelegenheid om Pastorius' bijzondere basgitaarspel te bewonderen, al treedt hij niet zo heel vaak op de voorgrond. Veel soloruimte wordt overgelaten aan Brecker (t), Mintzer (ts) en de virtuoze steeldrumcapriolen van Othello Molineaux.
"The Gibbs Orchestra - 24 pieces strong, including the leader on piano and trombone - has a contemporary funk base, a stratospheric, horn-fired belly, and a multi-guitar head that searches for dark clouds. Billy Martin, Bob Moses, and Ben Wittman provide the rhythms. Stoking the furnace are such notable horn players as saxophonists Lou Marini, Bob Mintzer; trumpeters Lew Soloff, Earl Gardner, Allan Rubin; French hornist John Clark; and trombonists Dave Bargeron and Dave Taylor. Guitarists John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Kevin Eubanks, Duke Levine, and Dave Fiuczynski, bass guitarist Kai Eckhart, and keyboardists Brad Hatfield and Dave Bristow provide the rawer, electric edge.Gibbs certainly has a unique approach, mixing many different jazz, ethnic, and rock elements into a seamless whole, his band loaded with talent and his orchestrations thickly settled. This album is not for everybody, particularly not for jazz purists, but some big music is no doubt present, and roaring." (Allmusic).
"In 1998, the DAddario Company hired 4 respected jazz veterans Bob Mintzer (ts), John Abercrombie (el. g), John Patitucci (b) and Peter Erskine (d) to conduct some concerts/clinics together. Their final engagement was recorded. The sound is impeccable on this 48-track digital recording, and the music weaves many textures, reflecting the talent and experience of exemplary jazzers. The music is loose but sophisticated, falling somewhere between free fusion and modern mainstream jazz. While the solos are sometimes longer than youd hear at a typical club performance, the playing is highly accomplished. Each musician contributes a pair of tunes, with Abercrombies offerings the only pieces never recorded elsewhere. Despite the impromptu feel, the four coordinate well together. Abercrombies free playing is a nice complement to Minters straight-ahead blowing, and Patittuci and Erskine show why they're regarded as two of the most accomplished players on their respective instruments." (Ed Kopp, All About Jazz)
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