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Liebman is a New York er, and a History graduate. He learned both Piano and Saxophone as a boy, but had no formal Jazz tuition. In the late sixties he worked with Pete La Roca , Chick Corea , Dave Holland and Steve Swallow , amongst others, before joining Elvin Jones 's band. In 1972 he was asked to join Miles Davis 's group, and he can be heard on Davis's albums '' On The Corner '', '' Big Fun '', '' Dark Magus '', and '' Get Up With It '' (the half-hour opening track "He Loved Him Madly" is based on Liebman's haunting flute). After leaving Davis's group in 1974 , he toured with Corea and recorded two albums for ECM . He has played Tenor Saxophone , but his main instrument is the Soprano Saxophone , which he has played exclusively since 1980 . He has continued to perform and record up to the present day. |
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