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Saxophonists · b. 1946

Dave Liebman

American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist

Born: 4 September 1946
Brooklyn
Country: United States
Record labels: ECM Records, Enja Records
Discography: 123 albums

Biography

Dave Liebman is a jazz musician who plays saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone and soprano saxophone. Dave Liebman was born on 4 September 1946 in Brooklyn. The music is usually filed under jazz and post-bop. Record labels: ECM Records and Enja Records. The discography here lists 123 albums, from “First Visit” (1973) to “Beingness” (2025). Honours include NEA Jazz Masters.

David Liebman (born September 4, 1946) is an American saxophonist, flautist, bandleader, composer, and jazz educator. Best known for his work on soprano saxophone, he toured and recorded with Miles Davis during the trumpeter's electric period, appearing on On The Corner. He has appeared on more than 500 recordings, including about 200 as a leader or co-leader, and was named a NEA Jazz Master in 2011. He founded and serves as artistic director of the International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ).

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Discography

Studio and live albums

First Visit 1973 · Philips Lookout Farm 1974 · ECM Records Drum Ode 1975 · ECM Records Night Scapes 1975 · CBS/Sony Sweet Hands 1975 · A&M Records

The Year of the Ear 1975

Light'n Up, Please! 1977 · Horizon

Nature’s Revenge 1978

8 Originals From the Seventies 1979 · JA Records The Last Call 1979 · EGO Records Dedications 1980 · CMP Records Doin' It Again 1980 · Timeless Records What It Is 1980 · Columbia What's New? 1981 · Tobacco Road "Lieb": Close-Up 1983 · Contempo Vibrato Solo - Memories, Dreams and Reflections 1983 · PM

The Spell 1984

Double Edge 1985 · Storyville Records Picture Show 1985 · PM Guided Dream 1986 · Dragon Records

Inner Voices 1986

The Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner 1986 · CMP Records

Mars 1988

Trio + One 1988 · OWL Records

Unexpected 1988

Nine Again 1989 · Red Records The Blessing of the Old, Long Sound 1990 · Innowo Time Line 1990 · OWL Records West Side Story Today 1990 · OWL Records Classic Ballads 1991 · Candid Dave Liebman Steve Gilmore Bill Goodwin Play The Music Of Cole Porter 1991 · Red Records

Spirit Renewed 1991 · Live

The Tree 1991 · Soul Note Classique 1992 · OWL Records Joy - The Music of John Coltrane 1993 · Candid Besame Mucho and Other Latin Jazz Standards 1994 · Red Records

The House on Lefferts Boulevard 1994

The Seasons 1994

Expressive Techniques 1995 · Dorn Publications

Tomorrow's Expectations 1995 · IMC Records

Dis Tanz 1996

Return of the Tenor: Standards 1996 · Double-Time Records But Beautiful 1997 · Sunshine Digital Dave Liebman and Lluis Vidal Trio 1997 · Fresh Sound New Talent John Coltrane's Meditations 1997 · Arkadia Jazz The Elements: Water 1997 · Arkadia Jazz After Dark 1998 The Jazz Workshop Series, Volume 4: Quest - Standards & Originals 1998 · Advance Music A Tribute to Chet Baker 1999 · King Jazz Souls & Masters 1999

Second Voyage 2000

Liebman Plays Puccini: a walk in the clouds 2001 · Arkadia Jazz Time Immemorial 2001 · enja

Bookends 2002

Feel 2002

Homage to John Coltrane 2002 · Universal Music Jazz France Latin Genesis 2002 · Whaling City Sound Colors 2003 · hatOLOGY

Cosmos 2003

David Liebman & Richie Beirach - Mosaic Select 12 2004 · Live

Monsoon 2004

The Seasons Reflected 2004 · Soul Note Different But The Same 2005 · hatOLOGY Lieb Plays Wilder 2005 · Daybreak Manhattan Dialogues 2005 · Zoho The Distance Runner 2005 · HatHut Records Back on the Corner 2006 · Tone Center

Exploration 2006

Vienna Dialoguese 2006 · Zoho Day and Night - Live at the Atlantic Jazz Festival 2007 · Cornerstone Records Inc.

Depth of Emotion 2007

Dream of Nite 2007 · EmArcy

Redemption - Quest Live in Europe 2007 · Live

Caminando 2008

Negative Space 2008 · EmArcy Renewal 2008 · hatOLOGY

Free 4 2009

Live at the Jazz Standard 2009

Sketches of Spain 2009

Eternal Moments 2010

Relevance 2010 · Live

The Bickel Marks Group With Dave Liebman 2010

Guided Dream 2011 · Prova Records Non Sequiturs 2011 · hatOLOGY Unspoken 2011 · OutNote Records Flüchtigkeiten 2012 · PAN TAU-X Records

Lemuria Live 2012 · Live

Surreality 2012 · enja Lineage 2013 · Whaling City Sound Ceremony 2014 · Chesky Records

Cycling 2014

Inti 2014

Jazz Talks 2014

The Fallout of Dreams 2014 · RogueArt Sketches of Aranjuez 2015 · PAO Records Balladscapes 2016 · intuition

Beyond Words 2016 · Live

Compassion: The Music of John Coltrane 2017 · Resonance Records

Early Afternoon 2017

Scream of Ensoundment 2017

Fire 2018 · Jazzline Petite Fleur: The Music of Sidney Bechet 2018 · Origin Records The Unknowable 2018 · RareNoiseRecords To My Masters 2018 · Vaju

Chi 2019 · Live

Four Visions 2019 · Sunnyside Communications

Journey Around the Truth 2019

Live at Nozart 2019 · Live

On the Corner Live! 2019 · Live

Sound Desire 2019

Mussorgsky Pictures Revisited 2020

Quint5t 2020 · InnerVoice Jazz

The Rise Up 2020

Empathy 2021 · Jazzline

New Now 2022 · Live

Trust and Honesty 2022 · Newvelle Records

Live at Smalls 2023 · Live

Beingness 2025 · Meta Records

1989-04-19: Festival AMR 1989, Genève, Switzerland · Live

1st Visit

Cruisin’

Monk's Mood Seven Stairs / India

Also plays on

Albums where Dave Liebman is credited as a sideman

1971	My Goal’s Beyond — John McLaughlin	flute, soprano saxophone
1971	Genesis — Elvin Jones	saxophone
1971	From a Whisper to a Scream — Esther Phillips	flute, baritone saxophone
1972	Merry-Go-Round — Elvin Jones	tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
1972	Live at the Lighthouse — Elvin Jones	woodwind
1973	Mr. Jones — Elvin Jones	woodwind, saxophone
1974	Get Up With It — Miles Davis	alto flute, flute
1976	The Main Force — Elvin Jones	reeds
1978	Omerta — Richie Beirach, David Liebman	woodwind
1979	Who's Who? — John Scofield	saxophone
1979	Tiger in the Rain — Michael Franks	flute
1980	Home — Steve Swallow	soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
1980	Daydream — 日野皓正	saxophone
1982	Earth Jones — Elvin Jones	flute, soprano saxophone, woodwind
1983	So Nobody Else Can Hear — Jimmy Cobb with Freddie Hubbard & Gregory Hines	soprano saxophone, alto flute, woodwind
1987	Tribute to John Coltrane: Live Under the Sky — Wayne Shorter, Eddie Gomez, Jack De Johnette, Dave Liebman, Richie Beirach	soprano saxophone
1989	Sail Away — Tom Harrell	soprano saxophone
1990	Live at the Lighthouse Vol. 1 — Elvin Jones	woodwind
1993	Somethin Els — Jack Bruce	soprano saxophone
1994	Far North — Lars Danielsson, David Liebman, Jon Christensen, Bobo Stenson	liner notes, soprano saxophone
1995	New York Rendez-Vous — Didier Lockwood	saxophone
1995	The Session — Jimmy Cobb	flute, soprano saxophone, woodwind
2001	Impressions of Miles Davis — Teo Macero	soprano saxophone
2003	Dreams of Peace — Stanley Jordan feat. Novecento	tenor saxophone
2004	Libera Me — Lars Danielsson	soprano saxophone
2005	Flashpoint — Steve Smith, Dave Liebman, Aydın Esen & Anthony Jackson	flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
2008	Seraphic Light — Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman, Ravi Coltrane : Saxophone Summit	liner notes, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
2008	Men's Land — Michel Portal	soprano saxophone
2009	The Avatar Sessions: The Music of Tim Hagans — Randy Brecker, Peter Erskine, George Garzone, Tim Hagans, David Liebman, Rufus Reid & The Norrbotten Big Band	soprano saxophone
2009	Little Horse - Ho! — George Gruntz & Tobias Preisig Special Guest : Dave Liebman	soprano saxophone