The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2

The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 is a live album by the Great Jazz Trio – pianist Hank Jones, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams – recorded in 1977 for the Japanese East Wind label.[1][2]

The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2
Live album by
The Great Jazz Trio
Released1977
RecordedFebruary 19 & 20, 1977
VenueVillage Vanguard, NYC
GenreJazz
Length38:06
LabelEast Wind
EW-8055
ProducerKiyoshi Itoh, Yasohachi Itoh
Hank Jones chronology
The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard
(1977)
The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2
(1977)
The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard Again
(1977)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
All About Jazz     [4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Jones leads the way with his always elegant boppish arrangements; there are also plenty of solo opportunities for his bandmates in these intimate recordings, which give you the feeling of sitting right in front of the bandstand."[3] On All About Jazz John Kelman noted: "Carter and Williams had a shared history as part of Miles Davis' more outward-reaching second quintet in the mid-'60s, so they had just the right combination of traditionalism and outside-the-box spontaneity to make this set—consisting of one Charlie Parker tune, one standard, a Davis tune, and a Williams original—a potent blend of reverence and liberated musical thinking."[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Confirmation" (Charlie Parker) - 9:54
  2. "Wind Flower" (Sara Cassey) - 8:16
  3. "Nardis" (Miles Davis) - 11:03
  4. "Lawra" (Tony Williams) - 8:53

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ East Wind Records List accessed August 3, 2015
  2. ^ The Great Jazz Trio Catalog accessed August 3, 2015
  3. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Kelman, J., All About Jazz Review, July 24, 2005.