Banned in New York

Banned in New York
Banned in New York
Live album by Greg Osby
Released	1998
Recorded	December 1997
Venue	Sweet Basil, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:07
Label	Blue Note 7243 4 96860
Producer	Greg Osby
Greg Osby chronology

Banned in New York is a live album by saxophonist Greg Osby recorded at Sweet Basil in New York City in 1997 for the Blue Note label.^[1]^[2]^[3] The album was recorded by Osby on a MiniDisc recorder placed on a table in front of the band.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[5]

The AllMusic review by Joel Roberts stated, "This is jazz in its purest form: spontaneous, direct, and unfiltered".^[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz listed the album as part of its "Core Collection" recommended for jazz fans.^[5] All About Jazz called it "A quality effort, which receives high, marks for representing Osby’s terrific band as a serious 'live' act minus some of the normal fluff and cosmetics. Nice work guys! ...Recommended".^[6] Harvey Pekar, writing for JazzTimes, stated: "A skilled player, Osby's always thinking; even at the fastest tempos he seems in control, and resists the temptation to go on automatic pilot".^[7]

Track listing

"13th Floor" (Osby) - 12:54
"Pent-Up House" (Sonny Rollins) - 13:24
"I Didn't Know About You" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 11:45
"Big Foot" (Charlie Parker) - 14:10
"Big Foot" [excerpt] (Parker) - 2:42
"52nd Street Theme" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:12

Personnel

Greg Osby - alto saxophone
Jason Moran - piano
Atsushi (Az'Shi) Osada - bass
Rodney Green - drums

References

^ Greg Osby leader discography, accessed October 8, 2014
^ Lyles, R., Greg Osby complete discography, accessed October 8, 2014
^ Jazz Discography Project - Greg Osby discography session index, accessed October 8, 2014
^ ^a ^b Roberts, J., Allmusic Review accessed October 8, 2014
^ ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1106. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
^ Astarita, G., All About Jazz Review, January 1, 1999
^ Pekar, H., JazzTimes Review, April 1999

[1] Greg Osby leader discography, accessed October 8, 2014

[2] Lyles, R., Greg Osby complete discography, accessed October 8, 2014

[3] Jazz Discography Project - Greg Osby discography session index, accessed October 8, 2014

[Allmusic-4] Roberts, J., Allmusic Review accessed October 8, 2014

[Penguin_Guide-5] Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1106. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

[6] Astarita, G., All About Jazz Review, January 1, 1999

[7] Pekar, H., JazzTimes Review, April 1999

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v t e Greg Osby
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Greg Osby and Sound Theatre (1987) Mindgames (1988) Cipher Syntax (1988) Season of Renewal (1989) Friendly Fire (with Joe Lovano, 1998) Structure (with Terri Lyne Carrington, Adam Rogers, and Jimmy Haslip, 2003)
Live albums	Banned in New York (1997)
Related articles	Inner Circle Music

v t e Jason Moran
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader	Soundtrack to Human Motion (1998) Facing Left (2000) Black Stars (2001) Modernistic (2002) The Bandwagon (2002) Same Mother (2004) Artist in Residence (2006) Ten (released 2010) All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller (2014)
With Charles Lloyd	Rabo de Nube (2007) Mirror (2009) Athens Concert (and Maria Farantouri, 2010) Hagar's Song (co-led, 2012) Passin' Thru (2016)
With others	Baida (Ralph Alessi, 2012) A Cloud of Red Dust (Stefon Harris, 1997) Live at Tonic (Christian McBride, 2005) Lost in a Dream (Paul Motian, 2009) Friendly Fire (Joe Lovano and Greg Osby, 1998) Banned in New York (Greg Osby, 1997) Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (Henry Threadgill, 2015) Refraction – Breakin' Glass (Trio 3, 2012) Loverly (Cassandra Wilson, 2007)