Vol.1

Vol. 1 captures The New York Contemporary Five live at Copenhagen’s Jazzhus Montmartre on 15 November 1963. The quintet features saxophonists Archie Shepp and John Tchicai, trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Don Moore and drummer JC Moses. Their contemporary jazz, familiar in New York, brought a fresh, innovative sound to European and Scandinavian audiences. Recorded on the group’s final night together before its members returned to the US, the performance marks a pivotal moment in the band’s history.