Live at the Glenn Miller Café

Live at the Glenn Miller Café is the third album by the AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark, which was recorded in Stockholm in 1999 and released on Wobbly Rail, a short-lived imprint started by Merge Records/Superchunk principal Mac McCaughan. AALY Trio is a Swedish free jazz band led by saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. Originally just a guest, Vandermark became a full member of the group.

Live at the Glenn Miller Café
Live album by
AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark
Released1999
RecordedMarch 10, 1999
VenueGlenn Miller Café, Stockholm
GenreJazz
Length50:54
LabelWobbly Rail
ProducerAALY Trio, Mac McCaughan
Ken Vandermark chronology
Simpatico
(1999)
Live at the Glenn Miller Café
(1999)
Design in Time
(1999)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [2]

In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick states "Overall, a fine, substantial album showing the trio (plus one) in solid form."[1]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz says "There is an absolutely overwhelming treatment of Albert Ayler's 'Ghosts' and a vibrant version of Joe Harriott's 'Idioms', which sounds better than anything on Vandermark's own Joe Harriott Project record."[2]

The JazzTimes review by Harvey Pekar notes that "Gustafsson and Vandermark perform wide open during most of the album, honking, screaming, rasping and playing as rapidly as possible."[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Unit Character" (Ken Vandermark) – 8:56
  2. "Ghosts" (Albert Ayler) – 17:42
  3. "Alva Jo" (Mats Gustafsson) – 12:21
  4. "Idioms" (Joe Harriott) – 11:55

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Olewnick, Brian. AALY Trio + Ken Vandermak – Live at the Glenn Miller Café: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1. ISBN 0140515216.
  3. ^ Pekar, Harvey. Live at the Glenn Miller Café review at JazzTimes