Village Rhythm is a studio album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded in 1988 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "By 1988, it was becoming increasingly obvious that tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano was on his way to becoming a major name in the jazz world... Lovano is heard throughout in his early prime, playing inventive and generally concise improvisations that were beginning to become distinctive".[2]
- All compositions by Joe Lovano except as indicated
- "Village Rhythm" – 6:22
- "Birds of Springtime Gone By" – 5:54
- "Dewey Said" – 6:16
- "Chelsea Rendez-Vous" – 5:36
- "Variations of a Theme" – 3:14
- "His Dreams" – 6:51
- "T'Was to Me Part 1: Celebration of Life Everlasting" – 2:46
- "T'Was to Me Part II: Theme" – 2:21
- "Sleepy Giant" – 5:56
- "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" (Charles Mingus) – 4:51
- "Spirit of the Night" – 6:31
- Recorded at Sound Ideas Studios in New York City on June 7, 8 & 9, 1988