Quest Catalog

1981

Dave Liebman, Richie Beirach, George Mraz, Al Foster - Quest   Trio (J) PAP-25027   1982

Dave Liebman, soprano sax, alto flute; Richie Beirach, piano; George Mraz, bass; Al Foster, drums.

Vanguard Studios, NYC, December 28 and 29, 1981

Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
Wisteria
Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
Elm
Napanoch
Lonely Woman

** also released on Palo Alto Jazz PA 8061 in 1983; Storyville (D) STCD 4158 in 1988.

1986

Quest II   Storyville (D) SLP 4132   1986

David Liebman, soprano sax, flute; Richard Beirach, piano; Ron McClure, bass; Billy Hart, drums.

Studio 39, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 17, 1986

Gargoyles
Pendulum
The Hollow Men
Carissima
Third Visit
Johnny B

** also released on Storyville (D) STCD 4132 in 1987.
** part of Searching For The New Sound Of Be-Bop, Storyville (D) 103 8408 in 2010.

1987

Quest III - Live At The Montmartre Copenhagen Denmark - Midpoint   Storyville (D) SLP 4121   1988

David Liebman, soprano sax; Richard Beirach, piano; Ron McClure, bass; Billy Hart, drums.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 21 and 22, 1987

The Code's Secret Code
The Snow Leopard
The 4th Wall/Rectilinear
Midpoint
Redemption

** also released on Storyville (D) STCD 4121 in 1988.
** part of Searching For The New Sound Of Be-Bop, Storyville (D) 103 8408 in 2010.

Quest III - Live At The Montmartre Copenhagen Denmark - Midpoint   Storyville (D) STCD 4121   1988

same session.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 21 and 22, 1987

Pablo's Story
The Hollow Men

** originally released on Storyville (D) SLP 4121 in 1988 + 2 bonus tracks.

1988

Quest - N.Y. Nites - Standards   PAN Music (F) PMC 1101   1988

David Liebman, soprano sax; Richard Beirach, piano; Ron McClure, bass; Billy Hart, drums; + Tom Beyer, percussion #2.

Sound On Sound, NYC, March 21 and 22, 1988

1.You Don't Know What Love Is
2.The Island
3.I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face
4.Summer Night
5.Night And Day
6.You And The Night And The Music
7.The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
8.I Loves You, Porgy (as I Love You Porgy)

** also released on NEC Avenue, Ltd. (J) A29C-1016 in 1988?.

Quest - Natural Selection   Pathfinder Records PTF 8839   1988

Dave Liebman, soprano sax; Richie Beirach, piano; Ron McClure, acoustic bass, Fender fretless electric bass; Billy Hart, drums; + Caris Visentin, oboe #3; Mitch Forman, synthesizer #4,6; Tom Beyer, percussion #3,5.

Sound On Sound, NYC, June, 1988

1.As Always
2.Natural Selection
3.Nocturnal
4.Michiyo
5.Amethyst Suite/Fahamivu
6.Nighty-Nite

** also released on Core Records (G) COLP 4.00748 J in 1988, COCD 9.00748 O in 1989; NEC Avenue, Ltd. (J) A29C-1034 in 1989.

Quest - Natural Selection   Core Records (G) COCD 9.00748 O   1989

Dave Liebman, soprano sax; Richie Beirach, piano; Ron McClure, acoustic bass, Fender fretless electric bass; Billy Hart, drums; + Caris Visentin, oboe.

Sound On Sound, NYC, June, 1988

A Moody Time

** originally released on Pathfinder Records PTF 8839 in 1988 + 1 bonus track.

David Liebman And Richie Beirach - Mosaic Select   Mosaic MS-012   2004

David Liebman, soprano sax; Richie Beirach, piano; Ron McClure, bass; Billy Hart, drums.

live in West Germany, 1988

Pendulum
Elm

same personnel.

live in Tokyo, Japan, 1991

The Hollow Men
Redemption
Pablo's Story

1990

Quest - Of One Mind   CMP Records (G) CMP CD 47   1990

David Liebman, soprano sax; Richie Beirach, piano; Ron McClure as Ron McLure, bass; Billy Hart, drums.

Ztudio Zerkall, West Germany, July, 1990

Commonality
Of One Mind
Changuito Tapestry
Passages

2005

David Liebman, Richie Beirach, Ron McClure, Billy Hart - Redemption - Quest Live In Europe   hatOLOGY (Swi) 642   2007

David Liebman, soprano, tenor sax, wooden flute; Richie Beirach, piano; Ron McClure, double bass; Billy Hart, drums.

Sunset Club, Paris, France, November 2, 2005

Dark Eyes
Lonely Woman
Redemption

same personnel.

Kantonsschule Baden, Baden, Switzerland, November 3, 2005

Round Midnight
Ogunde
WTC/Steel Prayers

2007

Quest - Re-Dial (Live In Hamburg)   Outnote Records (F) OTN 002   2010

Dave Liebman, soprano, tenor sax, wooden flute; Richie Beirach, piano; Ron McClure, bass; Billy Hart, drums.

NDR-Liebermann Studio, Hamburg, Germany, November 6 and 7, 2007

Let Freedom Ring
Standoff
Re-Dial
Continuum
Pendulum
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Brazilia
Hermitage

2010

Quest - Live In Paris-2010   itunes/amazon/finetunes/musicload quest-live-in-paris-2010

Dave Liebman, tenor, soprano sax; Richie Beirach, piano; Ron McClure, bass; Billy Hart, drums; and Rick Margitza, tenor sax #8.

Sunside, Paris, France, March 8, 2010

1.Nardis
2.Jung
3.On Solid Ground
4.DL
5.Napanoch
6.MD
7.ReDial
8.Transition

2011

Quest - Circular Dreaming   Enja (G) ENJ-9594 2   2012

Dave Liebman, tenor, soprano sax; Richie Beirach, piano; Ron McClure, bass; Billy Hart, drums.

Tedesco Studios, Paramus, NJ, February, 2011

Pinocchio
Prince Of Darkness
Footprints
M.D.
Hand Jive
Vonetta
Nefertitti
Circular Dreaming
Paraphernalia