Live at Smalls (Ethan Iverson album)

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Live at Smalls
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Released2000
Recorded8 February 2000
Venue Smalls Jazz Club
Genre Jazz
Length65:53
Label Fresh Sound New Talent
Producer Ethan Iverson, Bill McHenry
Ethan Iverson chronology
The Minor Passions
(1999)
Live at Smalls
(2000)
Costumes Are Mandatory
(2013)
Professional ratings
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Live at Smalls is a live album by American jazz pianist Ethan Iverson's quartet. The band consisted of Iverson on piano, Reid Anderson on double bass, Jeff Williams on drums, and Bill McHenry on tenor saxophone. The album was recorded on 8 February 2000 at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City and released in 2000 by Fresh Sound New Talent label. [3]

Contents

Reception

David R. Adler of AllMusic stated, "Pianist Ethan Iverson and tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry focus on quirky readings of standards in this co-led band, which they've unofficially named "Sub-Standard." The quartet is completed by bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Jeff Williams, both of whom supply a kind of perpetually off-kilter rhythmic feel underneath the two adventurous soloists. The music's in tempo, but not quite..." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Night and Day" Cole Porter 7:38
2."Chronology" Ornette Coleman 3:59
3."Theme from "Mr. Bean"" Howard Goodall 5:09
4."The Look of Love" Burt Bacharach 8:00
5."Have You Met Miss Jones?" Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart 7:20
6."In Love in Vain" Jerome Kern, Leo Robin 10:45
7."How High the Moon" Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton 8:24
8."You've Changed" Bill Carey, Carl T. Fischer 8:32
9."Blues Coda" Bill McHenry 6:03
Total length:65:53

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Adler, David R. "Live at Small's - Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson, Bill McHenry, Jeff Williams". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin. p. 825. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. Norris, J. (2002). "Ethan Iverson Live at Smalls". Coda Magazine. J. Norris (302–306). Retrieved 6 February 2020.