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