Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard
Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 1979 | |||
Recorded | July 30, 1977 Village Vanguard in NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 50:32 | |||
Label | Contemporary S 7646 | |||
Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
Art Pepper chronology | ||||
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Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded at the Village Vanguard jazz club in 1977 and released on the Contemporary label.[1][2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The altoist was entering his peak period."[3]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Art Pepper except as indicated
- "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 11:35
- "The Trip" - 12:25
- "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 15:57
- "For Freddie" - 10:35 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
[edit]- Art Pepper - alto saxophone, (tenor saxophone on Cherokee)
- George Cables - piano
- George Mraz - bass
- Elvin Jones - drums
References
[edit]- ^ Art Pepper Catalog. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ Art Pepper : An Illustrated Discography of a Jazz Survivor. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1143. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.