Format Details: 2CD set
Format Details: USARSD2026 2LP set
Release Date: 01 May 2026
Label: Elemental Music
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 8435395505106
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Release Date: 18 April 2026
Label: Elemental Music
Packaging Type: Gate Fold
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 8435395505113
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
Elemental Music proudly presents a previously unreleased live recording from one of the most inspired trios of the 1980s. Captured at the legendary Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, California, on May 11, 1987, this concert finds French pianist Michel Petrucciani at the peak of his artistry - radiant, daring, and emotionally charged.
Joined by two masters of their respective instruments, Dave Holland (bass) and Eliot Zigmund (drums), Petrucciani delivers an electrifying set filled with interplay, lyricism, and swing. The recording showcases his brilliance as both improviser and composer, offering a front-row seat to a rare live performance that remained unheard for nearly four decades.
Now meticulously restored and mastered from the original tapes, Kuumbwa reveals the full intensity and intimacy of that evening - the energy of a small club, the purity of Petrucciani's touch, and the spark of spontaneous creation.
A world premiere release of previously unissued recordings issued as a 2CD set in deluxe packaging with extensive liner notes and rare photos.log tapes.
Michel Petrucciani: piano
Dave Holland: bass
Eliot Zigmund: drums
Live at Tim Jackson's Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, California - May 11, 1987
Description
Elemental Music proudly presents a previously unreleased live recording from one of the most inspired trios of the 1980s. Captured at the legendary Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, California, on May 11, 1987, this concert finds French pianist Michel Petrucciani at the peak of his artistry - radiant, daring, and emotionally charged.
Joined by two masters of their respective instruments, Dave Holland (bass) and Eliot Zigmund (drums), Petrucciani delivers an electrifying set filled with interplay, lyricism, and swing. The recording showcases his brilliance as both improviser and composer, offering a front-row seat to a rare live performance that remained unheard for nearly four decades.
Now meticulously restored and mastered from the original tapes, Kuumbwa reveals the full intensity and intimacy of that evening - the energy of a small club, the purity of Petrucciani's touch, and the spark of spontaneous creation.
A world premiere release of previously unissued recordings issued as a 2LP set on 180-gram vinyl presented in deluxe packaging with extensive liner notes and rare photos. LP mastering by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab, transferred from the original analog tapes.
Michel Petrucciani: piano
Dave Holland: bass
Eliot Zigmund: drums
Live at Tim Jackson's Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, California - May 11, 1987
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
M.T.B. (Brad Mehldau / Mark Turner / Peter Bernstein)
Bill Evans
Cecil Taylor
Freddie King
Andrea Motis
Art Pepper
Patsy Cline
Bill Evans
His 'n' Hers (Judith O'Higgins & Dave O'Higgins)
Matthias Bublath
uroboro
Richard Spaven
Jim Snidero
Jeremy Pelt
Tenderlonious
Krupka Trio
