Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard

Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard
Live album by Art Pepper
Released	1979
Recorded	July 28, 1977
Venue	Village Vanguard in NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:07
Label	Contemporary S 7642
Producer	Lester Koenig
Art Pepper chronology
No Limit (1977) Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard (1979) Friday Night at the Village Vanguard (1977)

Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1977 and released on the Contemporary label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Art Pepper's appearances at the Village Vanguard in 1977 were a major success, making the brilliance of the West Coast-based altoist obvious to the New York critics... the music is consistently stimulating and emotional". ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Art Pepper except as indicated

1. "Valse Triste" - 11:15
2. "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 11:49
3. "Blues for Les" - 11:45
4. "My Friend John" - 9:21
5. "Blues For Heard" - 12:03 - CD Bonus Track

Personnel

• Art Pepper - alto saxophone
• George Cables - piano
• George Mraz - bass
• Elvin Jones - drums

References

1. Art Pepper Catalog accessed February 1, 2016
2. Art Pepper : An Illustrated Discography of a Jazz Survivor accessed February 1, 2016
3. Yanow, Scott. Thursday Night 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.