| Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard | ||||
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| Live album by Art Pepper | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | July 28, 1977 Village Vanguard in NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:07 | |||
| Label | Contemporary S 7642 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
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Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1977 and released on the Contemporary label.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Art Pepper's appearances at the Village Vanguard in 1977 were a major success, making the brilliance of the West Coast-based altoist obvious to the New York critics... the music is consistently stimulating and emotional".
Track listing
All compositions by Art Pepper except as indicated
- "Valse Triste" - 11:15
- "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 11:49
- "Blues for Les" - 11:45
- "My Friend John" - 9:21
- "Blues For Heard" - 12:03 - CD Bonus Track
Personnel
References
- Art Pepper Catalog accessed February 1, 2016
- Art Pepper : An Illustrated Discography of a Jazz Survivor accessed February 1, 2016
- ^ Yanow, Scott. Thursday 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.