Russell Malone - Live at Jazz Standard Vol 2

I usually don't like to write about my recordings. I prefer to let the music speak for tself. However, there are some things about this recording that are worth mentioning. One of those is getting a chance to finally do a live recording with my working band. I've been working with Martin, Tassili and Johnathan for quite some time now, and they are some of the finest musicians you will find anywhere. Another thing worth mentioning is getting to make this recording at Jazz Standard, one of the best venues in New York. During the course of those three nights we played some new pieces and we revisited some things that were previously recorded. I won't bore you with a description of each tune, but a highlight for me was the Milt Jackson composition "Heartstrings." We really love playing this song, but one of the things that made us dig a little deeper was the presence of his widow Sandy and daughter Chyrise. Our fans, who have seen us around the world, have been requesting a live recording for quite some time now. Well here it is, exactly the way it went down. Enjoy !

- Russell

RUSSELL MALONE, GUITAR

MARTIN BEJERANO, PIANO

TASSILI BOND, BASS

JOHNATHAN BLAKE, DRUMS

TRACK LISTING

01. MUGSHOT Russell Malone 9:00

02. FOR THE LOVE OF YOU Isley Brothers & Christopher Jasper 9:20

03. THEME FROM GUNSMOKE Rex Koury 10:06

04. HOW ABOUT ME? Irving Berlin 6:30

05. DON'T POINT THAT OVER HERE Russell Malone, Martin Bejerano

Tassili Bond & Johnathan Blake 4:50

06. PLAYGROUND Russell Malone 9:03

07. SUGAR BUZZ Russell Malone 9:25

Total Length 59:32

Recorded on September 9-11, 2005 at Jazz Standard, NYC