LEE KONITZ, JIMMIE ROWLES, LOCKJAW DAVIS, BUCKY PIZZARELLI, RED MITCHELL, SHELLY MANNE (Nice 7.9.78)

Here are Lee Konitz, alto saxophone; Jimmie Rowles, piano; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, tenor saxophone; Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar; Red Mitchell, string bass; Shelly Manne, drums, placed together at the Grande Parade du Jazz on July 9, 1978. The songs are INVITATION Lee - Bucky / WAVE / THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU Bucky, solo / IMPROVISATION Shelly, solo / COOL BLUES, which has been shared in whole and part on YouTube, but this, I believe, is the first airing of the complete set. Presented by Michael Steinman for JAZZ LIVES (http://www.jazzlives.wordpress.com). And, yes, that is Barney Bigard at the very beginning of this video, with a universal hand gesture . . .