Manhattan Jazz Quintet
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The Manhattan Jazz Quintet is a jazz ensemble consisting of David Matthews on piano, Lew Soloff on trumpet, Victor Lewis on drums, Andy Snitzer on saxophone, and Charnett Moffett on bass. Previously, the band featured George Young on tenor sax, Eddie Gómez on bass, and Steve Gadd on drums.
The group was formed in 1983 at the suggestion of Japanese jazz magazine Swing Journal and the King record label and won the Gold Disk Award of Swing in 1984.
Gadd left in 1987, with Dave Weckl serving as a replacement in 1988 and 1989,[1] but came back for a reunion in 1990, with John Scofield as guest artist on a number of selections. These later recordings were recorded for the Sweet Basil label.
Gomez left the band after the recording of Manteca in 1992 and was replaced by Charnett Moffett. Gadd left the band, with Victor Lewis becoming his permanent replacement in 1993; Young left in 2000 and was replaced by Andy Snitzer.[2]
Due to the group's albums limited distribution in other countries (albums are only available as imports from Japan), it is not well known outside Japan.
| Album name | Year released | Label | References/notes[3] unless otherwise noted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan Jazz Quintet | 1984 | King | |
| Autumn Leaves | 1985 | King | |
| My Funny Valentine | 1986 | King | [4] |
| The Sidewinder | 1986 | King | [5] |
| Live | 1986 | ProJazz | |
| Live At Pit Inn | 1986 | King | |
| My Favorite Things: Live In Tokyo | 1987 | King | |
| Caravan | 1988 | King | with Dave Weckl on drums[1] |
| Face to Face | 1988 | King | with Dave Weckl on drums |
| Plays Blue Note | 1988 | King | with Dave Weckl on drums;[6] |
| The Best of Manhattan Jazz Quintet | 1988 | Projazz | (compilation) |
| Manhattan Blues | 1990 | Sweet Basil/Peter Pan (?) | with Steve Gadd on drums[7] re-released by Video Arts on November 21, 2001 |
| Funky Strut | 1991 | Sweet Basil | with Peter Erskine on drums[8] re-released by Video Arts on November 21, 2001 |
| Manteca (live) | 1992 | Evidence | with Peter Erskine on drums re-released by Video Arts on November 21, 2001 |
| Autumn in New York | 1993 | Sweet Basil | with Victor Lewis on drums re-released by Video Arts on November 21, 2001 |
| Concierto de Aranjuez | 1994 | Sweet Basil | [9][10] with both Gadd[7] & Lewis on drums and both Moffett & Gomez on bass |
| Moritat | 1995 | Peter Pan | with Victor Lewis on drums (and all albums after this point) |
| The Original Voice | 1995 | Sweet Basil | re-released by Video Arts on November 21, 2001 |
| La Fiesta | 1997 | Sweet Basil | [11] |
| Air on the G String | 1997 | Sweet Basil | [12] |
| 'Round Midnight with Terumasa Hino | 1998 | Sweet Basil | [13] |
| Teen Town | 2000 | Video Arts | re-released by Video Arts on March 21, 2007 |
| I Got Rhythm | 2001 | Video Arts | re-released by Video Arts on March 21, 2007 |
| Take Five: Live at the Symphony Hall with Century Orchestra Osaka | 2001 | Video Arts | |
| Blue Bossa | 2003 | Video Arts | |
| Take The A Train | 2004 | Video Arts | re-released by Video Arts on March 21, 2007 |
| Come Together | 2005 | Video Arts | [14] |
| Someday My Prince Will Come | 2007 | Video Arts | [15] |
| Best of best 2000-2007 selected by Shigeyuki Kawashima | 2008 | Video Arts | (compilation) [16] |
| V.S.O.P: Very Special Onetime Performance | 2008 | King | with Steve Gadd on drums and Eddie Gomez on bass[17] |
| Best of Best | ?? | Sweet Basil | (compilation) – includes recordings from 1990, 1992, 1993, and 1994;[18] |
Mahattan Jazz Quintet also recorded Good King Wenceslas for the compilation CD Chiaroscuro Christmas.[19]
