Live at the Village Vanguard (Elvin Jones album)

Live at the Village Vanguard is a live album by jazz drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1968 at the Village Vanguard and released on the Enja label in 1974. It features Jones in a trio with tenor saxophonist George Coleman and bassist Wilbur Little. Trumpeter Hannibal Peterson appears on one track.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow described the musicianship on this album as "excellent and reasonably exploratory".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

"By George" (George Coleman) - 7:06
"Laura" (David Raksin) - 12:00
"Mister Jones" (Keiko Jones) - 15:06
"You Don't Know What Love Is" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) - 7:02

Personnel

Elvin Jones - drums
Hannibal Marvin Peterson - trumpet (track 3)
George Coleman - tenor saxophone
Wilbur Little - bass

References

Elvin Jones discography accessed April 24, 2012
^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 24, 2012
Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 792. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Keepin' Up with the Joneses (with Thad Jones and Hank Jones, 1958) Together! (with Philly Joe Jones, 1961) Elvin! (1961-1962) Illumination! (with Jimmy Garrison, 1963) Dear John C. (1965) And Then Again (1965) Midnight Walk (1966) Heavy Sounds (with Richard Davis, 1967) Puttin' It Together (1968) The Ultimate (1968) Poly-Currents (1969) Mr. Jones (1969 & 1972) The Prime Element (1969 & 1973) Coalition (1970) Genesis (1971) Merry-Go-Round (1971) At This Point in Time (1973) On the Mountain (1975) New Agenda (1975) The Main Force (1976) Summit Meeting (with James Moody, Clark Terry, Bunky Green, and Roland Prince, 1976) Time Capsule (1976-1977) Remembrance (1978) Very R.A.R.E. (1979) Heart to Heart (1980) Earth Jones (1982) Love & Peace (with McCoy Tyner, 1982) Brother John (1982) Power Trio (with John Hicks and Cecil McBee, 1990) When I Was at Aso-Mountain (1990) Youngblood (1992) Going Home (1992) It Don't Mean a Thing (1993) Momentum Space (with Dewey Redman and Cecil Taylor, 1998)
Live albums	Live at the Village Vanguard (1968) Live at the Lighthouse (1972) Elvin Jones Music Machine (1978) Live in Japan 1978: Dear John C. (1978) Elvin Jones Jazz Machine Live in Japan Vol. 2 (1978) Live at the Village Vanguard Volume One (1984) Elvin Jones Jazz Machine Live at Pit Inn (1985) In Europe (1991) Tribute to John Coltrane "A Love Supreme" (1992) The Truth: Heard Live at the Blue Note (1999)
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