| Ragged Jack | ||||
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| Released | May 20, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | March 26, 1995, Eastside Sound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 63:05 | |||
| Label | Avant Avan 068 | |||
| Producer | Jamie Saft & Cuong Vu | |||
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Ragged Jack is an album by keyboardist Jamie Saft and trumpeter Cuong Vu which was released on the Japanese Avant label in 1997. [1]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
In his review for Allmusic, Nitsuh Abebe notes that "The resulting sessions have a fractured bop feel that might be marginally influenced by the downtown scene, but tend more toward solid, "traditional" free-jazz". [2]
All compositions by Cuong Vu except as indicated
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