Live at the Village Vanguard (Dizzy Gillespie album)
| Live at the Village Vanguard | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | October 1, 1967 | |||
| Venue | Village Vanguard, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:25 104:45 (reissue) | |||
| Label | Solid State Blue Note (reissue) | |||
| Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
| Dizzy Gillespie chronology | ||||
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Live at the Village Vanguard is a live album by American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded on October 1, 1967, at the Village Vanguard and released on Solid State later that year. The complete recordings were released by Blue Note in 1992 under the same title.[1][2]
Release history
The unused recordings from the concert were originally released in edited form by Solid State on two compilations entitled Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon Volume 1 and Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon Volume 2.[1] The recordings were subsequently re-released in unedited form as a 2-CD set on the Blue Note label in 1992.[2]
Reception
The AllMusic review stated "These lengthy performances (all but one of the seven songs are over 11 minutes) contain some loose and rambling moments but also plenty of creative playing by this unusual group of all-stars".[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
Original release
All music is composed by Dizzy Gillespie, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dizzy's Blues" (AKA Birk's Works) | Ahmad Salim | 14:30 |
All music is composed by Dizzy Gillespie, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blues For Max" | 9:10 |
| 2. | "Tour de force" | 9:45 |
| Total length: | 33:25 | |
Blue Note reissue
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dizzy's Blues" (AKA Birk's Works) | 17:57 | |
| 2. | "Lullaby of the Leaves" | Bernice Petkere, Joe Young | 13:30 |
| 3. | "Lover, Come Back to Me" | Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg | 19:15 |
| 4. | "Blues for Max" | 9:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tour de force" | 11:51 | |
| 2. | "On the Trail" | Ferde Grofe | 16:43 |
| 3. | "Sweet Georgia Brown" | Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey | 16:19 |
- Tracks 1-2–1-4 released on Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon Volume 1 in edited form
- Tracks 2-1–2-3 released on Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon Volume 2 in edited form
Personnel
- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Garnett Brown – trombone (disc two)
- Ray Nance – violin (disc one)
- Chick Corea – piano
- Richard Davis – bass
- Elvin Jones (tracks 1-1, 1-2), Mel Lewis (tracks 1-3–2-3) – drums
References
- ^ a b Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 2, 2012
- ^ a b c d Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 2, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.