Live at the Village Vanguard (Michel Petrucciani album)

Live at the Village Vanguard is an album by Michel Petrucciani. The trio recording was made at the New York club in 1984 and released as a double LP.

Live at the Village Vanguard
Live album by
Released1985
Recorded16 March 1984
VenueVillage Vanguard, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelConcord Jazz

Recording and music edit

The album was recorded in concert at the Village Vanguard in New York City[1] on 16 March 1984.[2] Pianist Petrucciani played with bassist Palle Danielsson and drummer Eliot Zigmund.[1] The material is a mix of standards and previously performed Petrucciani compositions.[3]

Releases and reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [3]

The original release was as a double LP by Concord Jazz.[1][4] Blue Note Records reissued it on CD.[2][4]

The AllMusic reviewer's conclusion was: "recommended for lovers of piano trios".[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that it "captures a typically rumbustious concert set by Petrucciani's trio of the day".[3]

Personnel edit

Track listing edit

  1. "Nardis" (Miles Davis) – 11:12
  2. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 6:44
  3. "Le Bricoleur De Big Sur" (Michel Petrucciani) – 3:22
  4. "To Erlinda" (Petrucciani) – 11:25
  5. "Say It Again And Again" (Petrucciani) – 9:51
  6. "Trouble" (O. Dalffon) – 9:31
  7. "Three Forgotten Magic Words" (Petrucciani) – 8:56
  8. "'Round Midnight" (Monk / Williams / Hanighen) – 8.48

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Yanow, Scott. "Michel Petrucciani / Michel Petrucciani Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b Petrucciani, Michel. Live at the Village Vanguard (CD liner notes). Blue Note Records. 540382-2.
  3. ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. pp. 870–871. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
  4. ^ a b "Michel Petrucciani / Michel Petrucciani Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard – Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 December 2018.