Live at the Village Vanguard (Elvin Jones album)

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Live at the Village Vanguard
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Live album by
Released1974
RecordedMarch 20, 1968
Venue Village Vanguard, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length42:12
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.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow described the musicianship on this album as "excellent and reasonably exploratory". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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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

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References

  1. Elvin Jones discography accessed April 24, 2012
  2. 1 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.