Livia Records is pleased to announce the release of ALONE TOGETHER from Louis Stewart and Brian Dunning, our final release of 2025.
ALONE TOGETHER is a remixed and remastered release of a live duet album from great Irish jazz musicians, Louis Stewart, guitar, and Brian Dunning, flute.
Recorded in Dublin’s Peacock Theatre over a series of three lunchtime concerts, 15th-17th August 1979, the album captures the great musical and personal relationship of the two musicians, in yet another duet format, so enjoyed by Louis.
Originally released on LP in 1979, and CD in 1999, this version adds two extra tracks studio tracks, discovered during the re-mix process.
Original Press:
“These performances..constitute a master demonstration of the duo in modern jazz.”
– Irish Press
“In an utterly exposed duo setting, the flautist and guitarist put their formidable techniques and inventiveness on the line and at the service of the music.”
– Irish Times
Recent Reviews:
” I must confess Dunning was an unfamiliar name to me. Listening to his breathtaking runs as he explores, at great speed, the full gamut of the instrument’s capabilities I was gobsmacked.” ..An essential album for fans of Louis Stewart, Brian Dunning and good music” – BeBopSpokenHere
And ALONE TOGETHER is a recommended album in November’s New York Jazz Record
The 10 track album includes a 16-page booklet with detailed sleeve notes and great photographs.
REMIXING AND MASTERING ALONE TOGETHER
To preserve and re-issue an album like this, 46 years after it was recorded, required digitisation of the original quarter inch master tapes, plus trawling through numerous other tapes. This revealed two additional studio tracks, from the late 1970s days of Pat Hayes recording studio, but without a definite date. Thankfully the original tape survived well, and digitised perfectly providing the right source for Seán Mac Erlaine to do his mixing and mastering to deliver the best possible version of the album for re-release.
