Allan Holdsworth, Stanley Clarke, Steve Smith, Randy Brecker: 1988 02 04 Jazz Explosion Superband, The Ritz, NYC

Jazz Explosion Superband (Allan Holdsworth, Stanley Clarke, Steve Smith, Randy Brecker, and Bernard Wright) 1988 02 04 The Ritz, NYC (Shawn Selders master)

Artist: Jazz Explosion Superband
Recording date: Feb 4, 1988
Location: The Ritz, NYC
Source: audience

Setlist:

0:00:00 walk on
0:01:10 Above Below (The Brecker Brothers)
0:10:39 Pud Wud (Allan Holdsworth)
0:21:06 talk
0:22:03 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Charles Mingus)
0:40:57 Bass Solo, Drum Bass Jam
0:47:24 School Days Jam
0:53:10 Drum Solo
0:58:19 Drum Guitar Jam (w Ray Gomez on guitar)
1:09:53 unknown
1:25:34 The Perfect Date (Tom Coster) (incomplete)

Allan Holdsworth (guitar)
Stanley Clarke (bass)
Steve Smith (drums)
Randy Brecker (trumpet)
Bernard Wright (keys)

Lineage: GE Mini Recorder w built-in mics, cassette, Audacity, export, you

Notes, rambles, etc.:

If you have a recording labeled “1988-04-02 The Ritz, New York City” or something close, it’s neither The Ritz nor April 2nd, 1988. Someone reading this is thinking ‘I could have told you that.’

I’m at a loss to place track 10. It’s not ‘F Blues’ - there’s an announced version of that in addition to this tune on the Boston recording. That the melody (starting about 70 seconds in) is heavily carried by the synth makes me think it might be a Bernard Wright composition, but I’m not familiar with his work. Any help would be welcome.

I did a minimal cleanup: increased the volume, brought the speed up to pitch (Pud Wud is not in A♭). Tape flip is in the middle of track 6; I reduced the gap.

Shawn co are a little talkative. Mostly between songs, but not always. Someone makes recommendations for moving the recorder at least a couple times, which is done occasionally, causing some noticeable phase changes. So it goes.
Discovered the pic of the laminate while looking for info; decided to include it.

Peace. Enjoy.

1988 02 04 Jazz Explosion Superband, The Ritz, NYC (Shawn Selders master)