Sunday Night at the Vanguard

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Sunday Night at the Vanguard
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Studio album by
Released2016 (2016)
RecordedMarch 27, 2016
Genre Jazz
Label Palmetto
Fred Hersch Trio chronology
Floating
(2014)
Sunday Night at the Vanguard
(2016)
Open Book
(2017)

Sunday Night at the Vanguard is an album by the Fred Hersch Trio. It earned the group a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. [1]

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References

  1. "2017 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees". LA Times. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.