There are many storied jazz venues, but for a great recorded legacy, none quite matches the Village Vanguard. So many epochal improvised moments put to tape! So many clinking wine glasses captured for eternity! Such a matchless, smoky atmosphere of creation in the heat of the moment! (Insert record scratch here.) The boys don't look at the best known monuments from the place, but rather start with a lesser known session from the end of the seventies and then examine three brand new "Live from the Vanguard" recordings and ask--is the magic still there?Playlist Discussion of Woody Shaw's album Stepping Stones (Columbia) 1:45 Discussion of Brad Turner's album Live at the Village Vanguard (Giant Step Arts) 18:00 Discussion of Kurt Rosenwinkel's album Under Cover--Live at the Village Vanguard (Nonesuch) 34:11 Discussion of Kris Davis' album Live at the Village Vanguard (Pyroclastic) 45:57 Pop Matters 1:01:57 ... [ read more ]
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