This week’s Jazz on the Beach radio show playlist features live recordings from the legendary Village Vanguard jazz club in Greenwich Village, New York. In this special Crismukkah edition, you’ll travel through time from your table in front of the bandstand to hear some incredible performances from the ‘50s to the present day.
The ‘50s
Sonny Rollins - Softly as in a Morning Sunrise from A Night at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note 1957). Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone, Donald Bailey - double bass, Pete LaRoca - drums
Kenny Burrell Trio - Trio from A Night at the Vanguard (Argo 1959). Kenny Burrell - guitar, Richard Davis - double bass and Roy Haynes - drums
The 60s
Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debby from Waltz For Debby (Riverside 1962, recorded 1961). Bill Evans - piano, Scott LaFaro - double bass, Paul Motian - drums
John Coltrane Quartet - Spiritual from Live at the Village Vanguard (Impulse! 1962, recorded 1961). John Coltrane - tenor and soprano saxophone, Eric Dolphy - bass clarinet, McCoy Tyner - piano, Reggie Workman - double bass, Elvin Jones - drums
The ‘70s
Art Pepper - But Beautiful from Friday Night at the Village Vanguard (Contemporary 1980, recorded 1977). Art Pepper - alto saxophone, George Cables - piano, George Mraz - double bass, Elvin Jones - drums
Woody Shaw - Stepping Stone from Stepping Stones: Live at the Village Vanguard (Columbia, 2005, recorded 1978). Woody Shaw - cornet, Carter Jefferson - tenor saxophone, Onaje Allan Gumbs - piano, Clint Houston - double bass, Victor Lewis - drums
The ‘80s
Brad Mehldau - Monk’s Dream from Live at the Village Vanguard: The Art of the Trio Volume Two (Warner Bros 1998, recorded 1987). Brad Mehldau - piano, Larry Grenadier - double bass, Jorge Rossy - drums
Joe Henderson - Stella By Starlight from The State of the Tenor, Vols. 1 & 2 (Blue Note 1986, recorded 1985). Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone, Ron Carter - double bass, Al Foster - drums
The ‘90s
Wynton Marsalis Septet - Knozz-Moe-King from Live at the Village Vanguard (Columbia 1999, recorded 1994). Wynton Marsalis - trumpet, Wycliffe Gordon - trombone, Wessell Anderson - alto saxophone, Victor Goines - clarinet, tenor and soprano saxophone, Ben Wolfe - double bass, Eric Reed - piano, Herlin Riley - drums
The ’00s
Bill Frisell - What The World Needs Now from Further East / Further West (Nonesuch 2005, recorded 2003). Bill Frisell - guitar, loops, Viktor Krauss - bass, Kenny Wollesen - drums
The ‘10s
Cécile McLorin Salvant - Mad About The Boy from Dreams and Daggers (Mack Ave 2017, recorded 2016). Cécile McLorin Salvant - vocals, Aaron Diehl - piano, Paul Sikivie - double bass, Lawrence Leathers - drums
Steve Coleman & Five Elements - Djw from Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1 (The Embedded Sets) (Pi Recordings 2018, recorded 2017). Steve Coleman - alto saxophone, Jonathan Finlayson - trumpet, Miles Okazaki - guitar, Anthony Tidd - bass, Sean Rickman - drums
Christian McBride & Inside Straight - Fair Hope Theme from Live at the Village Vanguard (Mack Ave 2021, recorded 2014). Christian McBride - double bass, Steve Wilson - saxophone, Carl Allen - drums, Peter Martin - piano, Warren Wolf - vibraphone.
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