Live at the Village Vanguard is a live album by American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring performances recorded in 1967 at the Village Vanguard and originally released on three separate LPs on the Solid State label, one under the "Vanguard" title and as two volumes entitled Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon.[1] The recordings were subsequently re-released in unedited form as a 2-CD set on the Blue Note label in 1993.[2]
Live at the Village Vanguard | ||||
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Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | October 1, 1967 Village Vanguard, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 104:45 (Reissue) | |||
Label | Solid State Blue Note (Reissue) | |||
Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review stated "These lengthy performances (all but one of the seven songs are over 11 minutes) contain some loose and rambling moments but also plenty of creative playing by this unusual group of all-stars".[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
editAll compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated
Disc One:
- "Birk's Works" – 17:57 Originally released in edited form on Live at the Village Vanguard but mis-titled "Dizzy's Blues"
- "Lullaby of the Leaves" (Bernice Petkere, Joe Young) – 13:30 Originally released in edited form on Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon Volume 1
- "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) – 19:15 Originally released on Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon Vol 1
- "Blues for Max" – 9:10 Originally released on both Live at the Village Vanguard and Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon Volume 1
Disc Two:
- "Tour de Force" – 11:51 Originally released in edited form on both Live at the Village Vanguard and Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon Volume 2
- "On the Trail" (Ferde Grofe) – 16:43 Originally released in edited form on Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon Volume 2
- "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) – 16:19 Originally released on Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon Vol 2
Personnel
edit- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Ray Nance – violin (Disc one)
- Garnett Brown – Trombone (Disc two)
- Chick Corea – piano
- Richard Davis – bass
- Elvin Jones (Disc One, tracks 1 & 2), Mel Lewis (Disc One, tracks 3 & 4 and Disc Two) – drums
References
edit- ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 2, 2012
- ^ a b c Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 2, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.