Shows you will wish you were present to witness.

[Hardbopjazz]

I've listened to this performance so many times in the past month. It is remarkable!!! The last track, Sonny, Booker and Dexter are trying to out do each other. In the end Sonny seems to win the battle. I would have loved to been at this performance. The intensity is so high, and to have all these great tenor players on one show could never happen again.

The 6 Tenor Giants

Berliner Jazztage, Philharmonie Berlin/Germany, 29th October 1965 (MP2)

Ben Webster (1)

Don Byas, ts (2)

Brew Moore (3)

Booker Ervin (4, 7)

Sonny Rollins (6, 7)

Dexter Gordon (7)

Kenny Drew, p

Niels-Henning Oersted Pedersen, b

Alan Dawson, dr

setlist:

01 How Long Has This Been Going On 08:57

02 I Remember Clifford 07:35

03 Jumpin' With Symphony Sid 05:15

04 Blues For You 27:27

05 announcements by Goetz Kronburger 01:07

06 St Thomas 02:53

07 Scrapple From The Apple 21:11

Anyone can think of any other shows?

Edited January 10, 2013 by Hardbopjazz

[GA Russell]

The first that comes to mind is Herbie Mann's performance at the 1965 Newport festival, captured on Standing Ovation at Newport.

[jeffcrom]

The Fletcher Henderson band trading sets with Jean Goldkette's band (with Bix) at Roseland, October, 1926.

Of course, if had heard this, I'd likely be dead now. Might be worth it, though....

[Hardbopjazz]

The Fletcher Henderson band trading sets with Jean Goldkette's band (with Bix) at Roseland, October, 1926.

Of course, if had heard this, I'd likely be dead now. Might be worth it, though....

Plus you would have heard the show in better fidelity then anything that could have been recorded.

[BeBop]

The mythical all night cutting session with Pres, Hawk and Ben. Or Dex and Wardell at Jack's Basket or some other West Coast club.

[colinmce]

I'd have loved to sit in the Sing Sing Room at the Confucius Restaurant in NYC 1955 to hear Lee Konitz with Tristano.

Second would probably be King Oliver and Pops at Lincoln Gardens, followed by Ellington in Fargo.

[BeBop]

The other day, I was working in Toronto and walked by Massey Hall.

I've been to the Vanguard and the Lighthouse and the Appolo. Keystone and Carnegie Hall. But somehow, Massey Hall struck me. Then again, my name is BeBop.

Edited January 10, 2013 by BeBop

[BFrank]

Tolliver at Slug's

Ella in Berlin/Hollywood

Miles at the Blackhawk

Trane at the VV

Cannonball at the Jazz Workshop

Dexter at the VV (his 'return' in the 70s)

Coryell at the Village Gate

Lee Morgan at the Lighthouse

I could go on ...

[JSngry]

The mythical all night cutting session with Pres, Hawk and Ben.

This.

[paul secor]

Ornette at the Five Spot

Cecil at the Five Spot

Bird at the Open Door 1953

among many others.

[Big Al]

Ellington at Newport 1956

The Who at Leeds University, 2/14/70

[sidewinder]

Yusef Lateef with Richard Williams, Mike Nock, Ernie Farrow and James Black at Pep's, June 29th 1964.

[brownie]

Wes Montgomery, Johnny Griffin and the MD rhythm section in action at Tsubo, Berkeley, Calif.

[BillF]

The Tadd Dameron band with Fats Navarro, Allen Eager and Kenny Clarke at the Royal Roost in 1948.

Edited January 11, 2013 by BillF

[John Tapscott]

[danasgoodstuff]

Any of the many double bills that Sam Cooke and jackie Wilson played together.