Joe La Barbera Quintet World Travelers 2023 - Sam First Records: SFR003 https://www.samfirstrecords.com/releases/world-travelers/ https://www.samfirstrecords.com/artist/joe-la-barbera/

• Bob Sheppard : tenor saxophone
• Clay Jenkins : trumpet
• Bill Cunliffe : piano
• Jonathan Richards: acoustic bass
• Joe LaBarbera : drums

https://www.bobsheppard.net/ https://www.clayjenkinsmusic.com/ https://www.billcunliffe.com/ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jonathan-richards-mn0003213231 https://www.johnlabarbera.com/

Recorded live by Nick Calapine at Sam First in Los Angeles, California, USA on March 4 and 5, 2022.

Reviews

By Andrew Everard
https://www.hifinews.com/content/hi-res-downloads-january-2024

Recorded, like all this label's releases, at the Sam First cocktail bar and
jazz club out near Los Angeles airport (the location having been kitted out and
optimised as a studio as well as a live venue), this album features time-served
75-year-old drummer Joe La Barbera, who made his professional debut all the way
back in 1968. Joe has worked with Bill Evans, and a 'who's who' of jazz greats,
and also teaches at a wide range of music programmes. And from the opening drum
roll this album really grabs the attention with a wonderfully live, 'in the
room' sound that's not the last word in finesse, but certainly brings out the
interplay of the musicians. Specifically, Bob Sheppard (tenor) and Clay Jenkins
(trumpet) providing the brass, Bill Cunliffe on piano and bassist Jonathan
Richards all sound especially vivid. Pour the cold drink of your choice, and enjoy!

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By Jim Worsley
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/world-travelers-joe-la-barbera-sam-first

By Dave Linn
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/world-travelers-joe-la-barbera-sam-first-records

By Scott Yanow
https://lajazzscene.buzz/jazz-cd-reviews-february-2023/

By Michael Ullman
https://artsfuse.org/280672/october-short-fuses-materia-critica-3/

By George W. Harris
https://www.jazzweekly.com/2023/09/a-new-label-representing-lajosh-nelson-la-stories-live-at-sam-first-joe-la-barbera-quintet-world-travelers-justin-kauflin-trio-live-at-sam-first/