| Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | July 28, 1977 Village Vanguard in NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:07 | |||
| Label | Contemporary S 7642 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Art Pepper chronology | ||||
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Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1977 and released on the Contemporary label.[1][2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Art Pepper's appearances at the Village Vanguard in 1977 were a major success, making the brilliance of the West Coast-based altoist obvious to the New York critics... the music is consistently stimulating and emotional".[3]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Art Pepper except as indicated
- "Valse Triste" - 11:15
- "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 11:49
- "Blues for Les" - 11:45
- "My Friend John" - 9:21
- "Blues For Heard" - 12:03 - CD Bonus Track
Personnel[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Art Pepper Catalog accessed February 1, 2016
- ^ Art Pepper : An Illustrated Discography of a Jazz Survivor accessed February 1, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Thursday 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.