Truth Liberty & Soul-Llive in NYC TH

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This highly sought-after live Jaco Pastorius set from NYC (82), reissued on 3LP!Back by popular demand, the sparkling live recording of a bass icon, Truth, Liberty & Soul - Live in NYC: The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive! from 1982, receives a second pressing mastered by Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio. This limited edition 3-LP 180-gram triple gatefold box set captures Jaco leading a 22-piece big band on June 27, 1982, at Avery Fisher Hall in New York as part of George Wein's Kool Jazz Festival. Featuring an assembly of the finest jazz musicians on the New York scene of the era, such as Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Frank Wess, Lew Soloff, Howard Johnson and others, along with legendary harmonica player Toots Thielemans as a special guest, Truth, Liberty & Soul presents Jaco's brilliant large-ensemble compositions with the electrifying energy of a live performance. The LP includes detailed liner notes with rare photos by Tom Copi, Don Hunstein, Rene Perez and Donna Ranieri, essays by renowned jazz writer Bill Milkowski (author of Jaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius) and producer Zev Feldman, original recording engineer Paul Blakemore, as well as interviews with Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, who produced the award-winning documentary JACO (2014), and musicians - drummer Peter Erskine, saxophonist Bob Mintzer, trumpeter Randy Brecker, bassist Victor Wooten and more!