Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank is collaboration live album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath recorded at the Left Bank ballroom in Baltimore in June 1965 and released on the Label M label in 2001. It features performances by Hubbard, Heath, Gus Simms, Wilbur Little, and Bertell Knox.

Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank
Live album by Freddie Hubbard & Jimmy Heath
Released	January 30, 2001
Recorded	June 13, 1965
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:35
Label	Label M
Freddie Hubbard chronology
The Night of the Cookers (1965) Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank (2001) Backlash (1966)
Jimmy Heath chronology
On the Trail (1964) Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank (1965) The Gap Sealer (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Paula Edelstein states: "Jam Gems is jazz history documented at its finest and is a must-have for anyone interested in the energies and nuances of 'live' jazz in the '60s".[3]

Track listing

1. "All Members (incomplete)" (Jimmy Heath) - 4:01
2. "Bluesville" (Sonny Red Kyner) - 10:08
3. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) - 12:11
4. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) - 11:24
5. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 17:51

• Recorded by the Left Bank Jazz Society at the Famous Ballroom, Baltimore, Maryland on June 13, 1965

Personnel

• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
• Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone
• Gus Simms - piano
• Wilbur Little - bass
• Bertell Knox - drums

References