| Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard | ||||
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| Live album by Art Pepper | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | July 30, 1977 Village Vanguard in NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:32 | |||
| Label | Contemporary S 7646 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Art Pepper chronology | ||||
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Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded at the Village Vanguard jazz club in 1977 and released on the Contemporary label.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The altoist was entering his peak period."
Track listing
All compositions by Art Pepper except as indicated
- "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 11:35
- "The Trip" - 12:25
- "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 15:57
- "For Freddie" - 10:35 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Art Pepper - alto saxophone, (tenor saxophone on Cherokee)
- George Cables - piano
- George Mraz - bass
- Elvin Jones - drums
References
- Art Pepper Catalog. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- Art Pepper : An Illustrated Discography of a Jazz Survivor. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1143. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.