The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 is a live album by the Great Jazz Trio – pianist Hank Jones, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams – recorded in 1977 for the Japanese East Wind label.[1][2]
| The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 | ||||
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| Live album by The Great Jazz Trio | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | February 19 & 20, 1977 | |||
| Venue | Village Vanguard, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:06 | |||
| Label | East Wind EW-8055 | |||
| Producer | Kiyoshi Itoh, Yasohachi Itoh | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| All About Jazz |  [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Jones leads the way with his always elegant boppish arrangements; there are also plenty of solo opportunities for his bandmates in these intimate recordings, which give you the feeling of sitting right in front of the bandstand."[3] On All About Jazz John Kelman noted: "Carter and Williams had a shared history as part of Miles Davis' more outward-reaching second quintet in the mid-'60s, so they had just the right combination of traditionalism and outside-the-box spontaneity to make this set—consisting of one Charlie Parker tune, one standard, a Davis tune, and a Williams original—a potent blend of reverence and liberated musical thinking."[4]
Track listing
edit- "Confirmation" (Charlie Parker) - 9:54
- "Wind Flower" (Sara Cassey) - 8:16
- "Nardis" (Miles Davis) - 11:03
- "Lawra" (Tony Williams) - 8:53
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ East Wind Records List accessed August 3, 2015
- ^ The Great Jazz Trio Catalog accessed August 3, 2015
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^ a b Kelman, J., All About Jazz Review, July 24, 2005.