Marc Johnson's Bass Desires - Live in Münster (1987)

Bill Frisell, guitars
John Scofield, guitars
Peter Erskine, drums
Marc Johnson, bass

01 Twister
02 Bass desires
03 Mojo highway
04 Hymn for her
05 Stella by starlight

Live at Jugendzentrum Am Berg Fidel, Münster Germany, 20 February 1987. FM broadcast recording
Artwork by Barabbovich

Recording by my disappeared friend Chris from England.
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Kenny Wheeler Quintet - Reigen (1990)

 

Kenny Wheeler trumpet, fluegelhorm
John Taylor piano
John Abercrombie guitar
Dave Holland bass
Peter Erskine drums

01 Hotel Le Hot
02 Ballad 14
03 Foxy Trot
04 Blues for C.M.
05 By Myself
06 Aspire
07 Jumpin' In
08 Old Time

Live at Reigen, Vienna, February 1990 

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Charlie Mariano, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen, Peter Erskine, Randy Brecker - Reggio Emilia Jazz 1989

 

Peter Erskine, drums
Charlie Mariano, alto saxophone
Randy Brecker, trumpet
Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen, double bass

Jackie Byard, piano on 9 & 10

01 Plan Island
02 Mount Hide
03 My Romance
04 Samba Pa Ti
05 Music of My People
06 Band Introduction
07 Randy
08 Mingus Among Us
09 All the Things You Are
10 Billie's Bounce

Registrato al Teatro Ariosto, Reggio Emilia (Italia), il 29 marzo 1989.
Trasmesso da Rai Radio Tre l'8 settembre 1989.

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John Abercrombie Quartet - Umbria Jazz Festival (1985)

 

John Abercrombie: electric guitar, guitar-synthesizer
Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone
Marc Johnson: bass
Peter Erskine: drums

Bass Desires
Hippityville
Alice In Wonderland
My One And Only Love
Samurai Hee Haw

Recorded live in Perugia, Umbria Jazz Festival, July 1985
Very special thanks to LJL

Artwork by Barabbovich 

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Peter Erskine, Marty Kristall, Buell Neidlinger - Aurora (1989)

Peter Erskine (Drums)
Don Preston (Synthesizer)
Buell Neidlinger (Acoustic Bass)
Marty Krystall (Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone)

01. Daddy Trane & Cousin Wayne
02. Buejerk
03. The Music Of My People
04. Ghosts
05. Two Hats
06. Like Latin
07. Buell St. Blues
08. Round Midnight
09. I Go(rs) Blue(s)
10. Pete's Boogie
11. El A

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Peter Erskine / John Taylor / Palle Danielsson - Ravenna Jazz Festival 1996

Peter Erskine drums
John Taylor piano
Palle Danielsson double bass

01 The Lady in the Lake (Peter Erskine)
02 Pure and Simple (John Taylor)
03 Touch Her Soft Lips and Part (William Walton)
04 Esperança (Vince Mendoza)
05 For Jane (Kenny Wheeler)
06 The Music of my People (Peter Erskine)
07 Spoken Interlude (Peter Erskine)
08 Ambleside (John Taylor)
09 Bulgaria (Peter Erskine)

Registrato a Ravenna, Rocca Brancaleone, 25 Luglio 1996, in occasione del Ravenna Jazz Festival '96
Trasmesso da Rai Radio Tre il 19.11.1996

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Jan Garbarek, Miroslav Vitous, Peter Erskine - Stars in Ravenna (1991)

 

Miroslav Vitous double bass
Jan Garbarek soprano & tenor saxophones
Peter Erskine drums

01 Star
02 Jumper
03 Band Introduction
04 Lamenting
05 Snowman
06 Roses for You
07 The music of my people

Registrato dal vivo a Ravenna, Teatro Rasi, per il Ravenna Jazz Festival, il 24 agosto 1991.
Trasmesso da Rai Radio Tre il 10 novembre 1991

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Marco Detto - La danza dei ricordi (1994)

Contrabass – Palle Danielsson
Piano – Marco Detto
drums - Peter Erskine

01 La danza dei ricordi
02 Petruccella
03 Mi piace Toto'
04 Accarezzame
05 Un po' triste
06 Quando son contento
07 E se il cuore porta a spasso la testa
08 Via Polesine
09 Riflessi di luce
10 Timidamente

CD out of print
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AAVV (2017) Top Jazz 2016

01 Bill Evans & Claus Ogerman - Hollywood
02 Albert Ayler - No Name
03 Peter Erskine - Evans Above
04 Filippo Vignato - Other Each
05 Lee Konitz - Just Friend
06 Tino Tracanna - Mercato dei Pazzi
07 Giovanni Guidi - Ida Lupino
08 Jack De Johnette - Serpentine Fire
09 Charlie Parker - Night and day
10 Franco D'Andrea - Rag and Blues
11 Double Cut - Surf on Neptune
12 Lydian Sound Orchestra - Un Capanno (di Montagna) in Mezzo al Mare
13 Mette Henriette - I

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Lyle Mays Trio - Live in Buenos Aires (1992)

Lyle Mays (piano)
Marc Johnson (bass)
Peter Erskine (drums)

01 Close to Home
02 Chorinho
03 Fictionary
04 Lincoln Review His Notes
05 Stella by starlight

Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 5, 1992
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Mike Mainieri & The Swiss Jazz Orchestra feat. Peter Erskine - Live in Basel (2015)

Mike Mainieri (vibes)
Peter Erskine (drums)

Swiss Jazz Orchestra
Adrian Pflugshaupt (as)
Reto Suhner (as)
Jürg Bucher (ts)
Till Grünewald (ts)
Marc Schödler (bs)
Dave Blaser (tp)
Johannes Walter (tp)
Lukas Thöni (tp)
Thomas Knuchel (tp)
Vincent Lachat (tb)
Andreas Tschopp (tb)
Stefan Schlegel (tb)
Reto Zumstein (tb)
Philip Henzi (p)
Lorenz Beyeler (b)
Toni Schiavano (eb)
Nick Perrin (g)
Roland Wäger (perc)

01 Opening
02 Band introduction
03 Pools
04 Northern cross
05 Islands
06 Los Dos Loretta's
07 Band introduction (second part)
08 Oops
09 Untitled
10 A remark you made
11 Liberty city

Mike Mainieri & the Swiss Jazz Orchestra feat. Peter Erskine al Jazz Festival Basel 2015
Registrato il 7 aprile 2015 al Jazz Festival Jazz
Trasmesso Venerdì 1 maggio 2015 - ore 22,06 (SRF2)
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Lyle Mays - Live in Buenos Aires (1992)

Lyle Mays (piano)
Marc Johnson (bass)
Peter Erskine (drums)

01 Close to Home
02 Chorinho
03 Fictionary
04 Lincoln Review His Notes
05 Unidentified standard

Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 5, 1992

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