Track Listing
DISC 1: SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1994:
1. Fort Worth - (set 2)
2. Birds of Springtime Gone By - (set 1)
3. I Can't Get Started - (set 1)
4. Uprising - (set 3)
5. Sail Away - (set 2)
6. Blues Not to Lose - (set 3)
7. Song and Dance - (set 2)
DISC 2: FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 & SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 1995:
1. Lonnie's Lament - (set 2)
2. Reflections - (set 2)
3. Little Willie Leaps - (set 1)
4. This Is All I Ask - (set 2)
5. 26-2 - (set 2)
6. Duke Ellington's Sound of Love - (set 3)
7. Sounds of Joy - (set 1)
| Details | | Playing Time: | 127 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Anthony Cox, Billy Hart, Christian McBride, Lewis Nash, Mulgrew Miller, Tom Harrell | | Producer: | Joe Lovano, Michael Cuscuna | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Live | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
DISC 1 personnel: Joe Lovano (soprano, tenor & C melody saxophones); Tom Harrell (trumpet, flugelhorn); Anthony Cox (bass); Billy Hart (drums, cymbals).
DISC 2 personnel: Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone); Mulgrew Miller (piano); Christian McBride (bass); Lewis Nash (drums, cymbals).
Recorded live at the Village Vanguard, New York, New York on March 12, 1994 (Disc 1) and January 20 & 22, 1995 (Disc 2). Includes liner notes by Ted Panken.
LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual Or Group. "Duke Ellington Sound Of Love" was nominated for a 1997 Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo.
Personnel: Joe Lovano (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, C-melody saxophone); Tom Harrell (trumpet, flugelhorn); Mulgrew Miller (piano); Lewis Nash, Billy Hart (drums, cymbals).
Liner Note Author: Ted Panken.
Recording information: The Village Vanguard, NY (03/12/1994-01/22/1995).
Photographer: Jimmy Katz.
Named Jazz Album of the Year by readers of Downbeat Magazine, this double CD features tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano during two appearances at the Village Vanguard recorded ten months apart. Other than the leader, the pair of quartets are completely different and they bring out two sides of Lovano. The earlier session features the leader in a stimulating piano-less quartet, matching wits and creativity with flügelhornist Tom Harrell. While the music is closer to Ornette Coleman than to Gerry Mulligan (to name two famous pianoless groups), Harrell's tone more closely resembles Chuck Mangione than Don Cherry although fortunately he is much more inventive. The four Lovano originals are adventurous and all of the musicians sound as if they are stretching themselves. The second disc showcases Lovano in a more conventional quartet. The repertoire (just one original this time) covers John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, and Gordon Jenkins and finds the tenorman displaying his roots in Sonny Rollins. The rhythm section on the later date (pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Lewis Nash) is excellent at accompanying (rather than challenging) Lovano. In both cases, Joe Lovano is heard in prime form, making this an easily recommended two-fer. ~ Scott Yanow
Editorial Reviews
...On this double CD, featuring Lovano with two different quartets, the saxophonist proves he's one of the most flexible, commanding, post-bop horn players to emerge in the last decade...
Option (07/01/1996)
...Impressive in scope and execution, LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD clearly shows Lovano's rare ability to balance discipline and freedom onstage. Simply put, the man plays.
JazzTimes (05/01/1996)
5 Stars (out of 5) - ...extraordinary. The Harrell/Cox/Hart band...is loosely conceived, bringing out Lovano's freewheeling side....The Miller band...showcases an infrequently revealed Lovano: the modern-minded saxophonist who has bebop in his heart...
Down Beat (04/01/1995)
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