Live at Village West

Live at Village West
Live album by Ron Carter and Jim Hall
Released	1984
Recorded	November 1982
Venue	Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:43
Label	Concord Jazz CJ-245
Producer	Retrac Productions and Jim Hall
Ron Carter chronology
Etudes (1982) Live at Village West (1984) Telephone (1984)
Jim Hall chronology
Studio Trieste (1982) Live at Village West (1982) Telephone (1984)

Live at Village West is a live album by bassist Ron Carter and guitarist Jim Hall recorded in New York City in 1982 and released on the Concord Jazz label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden said "The second live collaboration between bassist Ron Carter and guitarist Jim Hall follows their first recording together by a decade, but their chemistry together is every bit as strong, if not improved ... Highly recommended". ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Bag's Groove" (Milt Jackson) – 4:11
2. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:38
3. "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:07
4. "New Waltz" (Ron Carter) – 6:01
5. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:27
6. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:37
7. "Laverne Walk" (Oscar Pettiford) – 5:13
8. "Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (Robert Wright, George Forrest) – 5:02

Personnel

• Ron Carter - bass
• Jim Hall – guitar

References

1. Ron Carter catalog accessed November 2, 2017
2. A Jim Hall Discography Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 2, 2017
3. Erlewine, Michael. Ron Carter: Live at Village West – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 2, 2017.