By Adam Budofsky, On The Drums
Invitation, the debut album by saxophonist Dave Liebman’s Generations Quartet, features drummer IAN FROMAN (Rick Margitza, Gary Burton, Miroslav Vitous), bassist Evan Gregor, and pianist Billy Test. Froman and Liebman’s shared lineage goes back to Miles Davis and John Coltrane — the saxophonist played with Miles and with the Coltrane Quartet’s drummer Elvin Jones, while Froman later studied under Elvin and soon after formed a working relationship with Liebman that has lasted more than thirty years. Read more here.