Live at the Village Vanguard Volume One

Live at the Village Vanguard Volume One is a live album by jazz drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1984 at the Village Vanguard and released on the Landmark label.[1][2]

Live at the Village Vanguard Volume One
Live album by
Released1984
RecordedJuly 1, 1984
VenueVillage Vanguard, New York City
GenreJazz
Length65:39
LabelLandmark
ENJ 2306-1
ProducerHerb Wong
Elvin Jones chronology
Brother John
(1982)
Live at the Village Vanguard Volume One
(1984)
Elvin Jones Jazz Machine Live at Pit Inn
(1985)

Reception edit

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Not many drummer-led quintets feature two tenor saxophonists, but Elvin Jones, who has employed two tenors on several of his earlier recordings, clearly enjoys the stimulation that Frank Foster and Pat La Barbera provide one another on this live date at the Village Vanguard... Bassist Chip Jackson is solid throughout, and Jones' elastic approach to percussion keeps the music fresh throughout".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]

Track listing edit

  1. "It's Easy to Remember" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 11:19
  2. "Front Line" (Dave Samuels) – 11:15
  3. "Tohryanse, Tohryanse" (Traditional) – 17:16
  4. "George and Me" (Elvin Jones) – 6:30
  5. "A Love Supreme" (John Coltrane) – 19:19

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Elvin Jones discography accessed May 1, 2012
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Landmark 1500 series discography, accessed February 4, 2019
  3. ^ a b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed May 1, 2012