Quest Catalog
1981
Dave Liebman, Richie Beirach, George Mraz, Al Foster - Quest (Trio (J) PAP-25027)
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; Storyville (D) STCD 4158.
1986
Quest II (Storyville (D) SLP 4132)
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.
** part of Storyville (D) 103 8408 as Searching For The New Sound Of Be-Bop.
1987
Quest III - Live At The Montmartre Copenhagen Denmark - Midpoint (Storyville (D) SLP 4121)
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.
** part of Storyville (D) 103 8408 as Searching For The New Sound Of Be-Bop.
Quest III - Live At The Montmartre Copenhagen Denmark - Midpoint (Storyville (D) STCD 4121)
David Liebman, soprano sax; Richard Beirach, piano; Ron McClure, bass; Billy Hart, drums.: same session.
"Jazzhus Montmartre", Copenhagen, Denmark, April 21 and 22, 1987
| Pablo's Story | |
| The Hollow Men |
** originally released on Storyville (D) SLP 4121 + 2 bonus tracks.
1988
Quest - N.Y. Nites - Standards (PAN Music (F) PMC 1101)
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.
Quest - Natural Selection (Pathfinder Records PTF 8839)
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, COCD 9.00748 O; NEC Avenue, Ltd. (J) A29C-1034.
Quest - Natural Selection (Core Records (G) COCD 9.00748 O)
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 + 1 bonus track.
David Liebman And Richie Beirach - Mosaic Select (Mosaic MS-012)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 |