Live at the Village Vanguard (Marc Ribot album)

Live at the Village Vanguard is a live album by Marc Ribot's Trio which was released in May 2014 on the Pi label.[1][2]

Live at the Village Vanguard
Live album by
ReleasedMay 13, 2014 (2014-05-13)
RecordedJune 30, 2012
VenueVillage Vanguard, New York City
GenreJazz
Length1:34:18
LabelPi
Pi 53
ProducerChad Taylor
Marc Ribot chronology
Your Turn
(2013)
Live at the Village Vanguard
(2014)
The Young Philadelphians: Live in Tokyo
(2015)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
All About Jazz     [4]
All About Jazz     [5]
PopMatters8/10[6]

The Allmusic review by Mark Deming states, "the communication between the players is total, with each in full flight as individuals and as a group, honoring the masters and finding a voice of their own at the same time".[3] Writing for All About Jazz, Dan Bilawsaky said, "It would be overstating things to say that Ribot's engagement at the Village Vanguard, and this album documenting it, signal mass acceptance of his work. It wouldn't, however, be unfair to say that they indicate a growing audience for his magnificent and multifaceted artistry," while Mark Corroto stated, "Ribot's guitar work is unapologetically unrefined and original".[4][5] PopMatters' Will Layman stated, "The guitar sound isn’t warm and bell-like in the manner of Wes Montgomery, but rather something more like an earlier jazz player’s scratch and scrape. When the trio plays the melody slowly and loping, it sounds like real emotion. And that’s as good a summary as I can find of all of this music: really emotional. Some is raucous and some is tender, but it’s all about what’s real and feeling".[6]

Track listing

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  1. "Dearly Beloved" (John Coltrane) - 15:06
  2. "The Wizard" (Albert Ayler) - 7:59
  3. "Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 6:37
  4. "Bells" (Ayler) - 19:09
  5. "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" (Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds) - 8:12
  6. "Sun Ship" (Coltrane) - 7:15
  7. "Amen" (Marc Ribot) - 12:20
  8. "Fat Man Blues" (Marc Ribot) - 9:44
  9. "Saints" (Marc Ribot) - 8:02[7][8]

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Pi Records album entry, accessed August 27, 2014
  2. ^ Marc Ribot discography, accessed August 27, 2014
  3. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Live at the Village Vanguard - Marc Ribot Trio". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  4. ^ a b Bilawsky, Dan (2014-04-30). "Mark Ribot Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  5. ^ a b Corroto, Mark (2014-04-29). "Marc Ribot Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  6. ^ a b Layman, Will (2014-06-14). "Mark Ribot Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard". popmatters.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  7. ^ Live at the Village Vanguard, 2014-05-12, retrieved 2023-09-21
  8. ^ Live at the Village Vanguard (feat. Marc Ribot, Henry Grimes & Chad Taylor) by Marc Ribot Trio, 2014-01-01, retrieved 2023-09-21