An all-star saxophone repertory band, with Arthur Blythe, Nathan Davis, Chico Freeman, Benny Golson and more!

Arthur Blythe- alto saxophone
Nathan Davis- tenor and soprano saxophones
Chico Freeman- tenor and soprano saxophones
Benny Golson- tenor saxophone
Kirk Lightsey- piano
Buster Williams- bass
Ed Thigpen- drums

A superb live album from the great, all-star saxophone repertory band, ROOTS, recorded live at Muddy's Club in Weinheim, Germany, and encompassing, as is the ROOTS tradition, tributes to some of the great saxophonists in jazz, arranged by Benny Golson, Kirk Lightsey, Nathan Davis and Buster Williams. The album is dedicated to the late Don Pullen, the original pianist with the band

Track Listing

• Lester Left Town
• Night Dreamer
• Free Again
• Heaven Dance
• Ballads For Trane
• Samba For Now
• Ballads For Trane (It's Easy To Remember/Soul Eyes/You Leave Me Breathless/In A Sentimental Mood/How Deep Is The Ocean)
• Toku-Du
• Lester Leaps In

Additional Details

Label: In And Out Records

Genre: Jazz

Release Date: 05/10/11

UPC: 798747703123