Live at the Village Vanguard (Elvin Jones album)

For similarly titled albums, see Live at the Village Vanguard.

Live at the Village Vanguard
Live album by Elvin Jones
Released	1974
Recorded	March 20, 1968
Venue	Village Vanguard, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:12
Label	Enja ENJ 2306-1
Producer	Horst Weber
Elvin Jones chronology
Midnight Walk (1966) Live at the Village Vanguard (1974) Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 1 (1968)

Live at the Village Vanguard is a live album by jazz drummer Elvin Jones, recorded in 1968 at the Village Vanguard and released on the Enja label in 1974. ^[1] It features Jones in a trio with tenor saxophonist George Coleman and bassist Wilbur Little. Trumpeter Hannibal Peterson appears on one track.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow described the musicianship as "excellent and reasonably exploratory". ^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

1. "By George" (George Coleman) - 7:06
2. "Laura" (David Raksin) - 12:00
3. "Mister Jones" (Keiko Jones) - 15:06
4. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) - 7:02

Personnel

• Elvin Jones - drums
• Hannibal Marvin Peterson - trumpet (track 3)
• George Coleman - tenor saxophone
• Wilbur Little - bass

References

1. Elvin Jones discography accessed April 24, 2012
2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 24, 2012
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 792. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.