If any of you are like me and are curious as to how the artists participating in this set influenced each other, here's a list of the set and the albums the studio versions appear on:
(I chose to put it here because of the additional artists)

1. Untitled Bbémol Jam - This song eventually became the title track to Ron Blake's Sonic Tonic album. When you listen to the Montreux version compared with the one on Ron's album, you can clearly hear Me'Shell's heavy influence here as well as Chris Dave.

2. Dr. Strange - Originally appeard on Peck Allmond's Short Stories released 2000. This, and indeed Dragon Run (another Allmond original, were largely played straight ahead, with a little funk infusion from both Me'Shell and Chris Dave.

3. Luqman - I'm sure there's no need to mention where this one came from. My thoughts on the comparison however is that the studio version definitely has a bit of an eastern influence, not to mention much more restraint, but I enjoy them both immensely for different reasons.

4. Heavy spirits - Originally from Oliver Lakes album of the same name circa 1975. I haven't heard the original yet.

5. Al falaq 113 - Again, where this one came from should be obvious. I rather prefer the kalimba intro to the drum intro on the album. It's more effective imho. Beyond that, I find the studio version to be much more mellow, almost to a dub degree. Love both to be sure, but the live version has just a tad bit more energy. Not a bad thing, just different.

6. Dragon Run - Appears on Peck Allmond's Kalimba Collage album released 2004. Again, studio vs live rendition is barely perceptible. Pretty straight ahead playing with a little funk in the rhythm area. Great track though.

You can find Peck Allmond's studio version on his website. I apologize if some of this info is redundant, but I found the comparison intriguing and thought I'd share. :-)