At the Village Vanguard

1995 live album by Paul Motian
At the Village Vanguard
Live album by
Paul Motian
Released1995
RecordedJune 1995
Village Vanguard, NYC
GenreJazz
Length69:09
LabelJMT
JMT 514 028
ProducerStefan F. Winter
Paul Motian chronology
Sound of Love
(1995)
At the Village Vanguard
(1995)
Flight of the Blue Jay
(1996)

At the Village Vanguard (subtitled You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart) is a live album by jazz drummer Paul Motian recorded at the Village Vanguard and originally released on the German JMT label. Recorded in 1995 it features performances by Motian with guitarist Bill Frisell and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano. The album was rereleased on the Winter & Winter label in 2005.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars, stating: "This is a prime Motian date, not to be missed this time around".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Motian except as indicated

  1. "You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 7:58
  2. "Abacus" - 9:38
  3. "Folk Song for Rosie" - 10:19
  4. "The Owl of Cranston" - 8:30
  5. "5 Miles to Wrentham" - 4:46
  6. "Yahllah" - 14:16
  7. "The Sunflower" - 8:33
  8. "Circle Dance" - 5:04
  • Recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York City in June 1995

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Winter & Winter catalogue accessed August 8, 2011
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed August 8, 2011
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Albums
Tethered
Moon
(Masabumi Kikuchi, Paul Motian and Gary Peacock)
Trio
(Geri Allen, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian)
  • Etudes (1987)
  • In the Year of the Dragon (1989)
  • Segments (1989)
  • The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian (Haden, 1989)
  • Live at the Village Vanguard (1990)
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    Albums
  • Tones, Shapes & Colors (1985)
  • Hometown Sessions (1986)
  • Solid Steps (1986)
  • Village Rhythm (1988)
  • Ten Tales (and Aldo Romano, 1989)
  • Worlds (1989)
  • Landmarks (1990)
  • From the Soul (1991)
  • Sounds of Joy (1991)
  • Universal Language (1992)
  • Tenor Legacy (1993)
  • Quartets: Live at the Village Vanguard (1994–95)
  • Rush Hour (1994)
  • Celebrating Sinatra (1996)
  • Tenor Time (1996)
  • Trio Fascination: Edition One (1997)
  • Friendly Fire (and Greg Osby, 1998)
  • 52nd Street Themes (1999)
  • Flights of Fancy: Trio Fascination Edition Two (2000)
  • Viva Caruso (2001)
  • Oh! (ScoLoHoFo: John Scofield, Lovano, Dave Holland, Al Foster, 2002)
  • On This Day ... Live at The Vanguard (2002)
  • I'm All For You (2003)
  • Joyous Encounter (2004)
  • Classic! Live at Newport (2005)
  • Streams of Expression (2005)
  • Symphonica (2005)
  • Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (2006)
  • Folk Art (2008)
  • Bird Songs (2010)
  • Cross Culture (2012)
  • Sound Prints (and Dave Douglas, 2013)
  • Trio Tapestry (2019)
  • Garden of Expression (2021)
  • Our Daily Bread (2023)
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