More for Les at the Village Vanguard

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More for Les at the Village Vanguard
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Live album by
Released1985
RecordedJuly 28, 29 & 30, 1977
Village Vanguard in NYC
Genre Jazz
Length55:29
Label Contemporary C 7650
Producer Lester Koenig
Art Pepper chronology
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(1977)
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(1985)
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(1977)

More for Les at the Village Vanguard is live album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1977 and released on the Contemporary label as the Volume Four of Pepper's Vanguard recordings. [1] [2]

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The great altoist was clearly excited to be playing at the famous New York club, and his rhythm section -- pianist George Cables, bassist George Mraz and drummer Elvin Jones -- consistently stimulates his imagination". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Art Pepper except as indicated

  1. Introduction - 0:52
  2. "No Limit" - 12:46
  3. "These Foolish Things" (Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell) - 8:03
  4. Introduction - 0:33
  5. "More for Les" - 15:17
  6. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 6:37
  7. "Scrapple from the Apple" (Charlie Parker) - 11:21 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

  1. Art Pepper Catalog accessed February 1, 2016
  2. Art Pepper : An Illustrated Discography of a Jazz Survivor accessed February 1, 2016
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. More for Les at the Village Vanguard – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1143. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.