The Jazzcat

For 52 years, the Monterey Jazz Festival has hosted the most prominent musicians in the world of Jazz! The have finally released a number of the recordings from festival on the Concord Jazz Label!

This particular album by the Monterey Jazz Festival Quartet is Live from 2007 and features 4 key players who are on the top of their craft, leaders in their own right and certainly extraordinary when it comes to bringing their creative ideas to the stage!

This disc features the legendary Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and renowned drummer Eric Harland!

I will send the first two people who answer this question correctly a copy of this wonderful and extraordinary music! Here are a few samples for you …

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Trechery and Ask Me Why

Question: About a Monterey Jazz Festival artist……

Which multi-horn player lead a band at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1970, recorded an album with John Coltrane's rhythm section, wrote a song for Elvin Jones, grew up with a Pulitzer Prize Winner, called his players his “Worthy Constituents”, carried a wooden cane with 3 Wisemen heads, resided in Oakland and just recently got his wings?

The first two people to leave comments to this post with the correct answer will be sent a copy of The Monterey Jazz Festival Quartet Live from 2007!

All participants must leave an email address in order for me to contact the winner!

Have fun and thanks for visiting TheJazzcat.net!

LeRoy Downs