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Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard
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| "The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra holds sway Monday nights"—so says the Village Vanguard's minuscule listing in the “Goings On About Town” section of The New Yorker magazine. Other acts come and go, but the VJO—the hellacious big band once co-captained by Thad Jones and Mel Lewis—just keeps on keeping on. Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard amply demonstrates why “holds sway” is an excellent description of the orchestra's remarkable ability to mesmerize an audience.
Plenty of big bands come out blazing, pasting listeners against the wall with a demonstration of the band in full song—the “Shock and Awe” doctrine set to music—but the VJO are way beyond that. “Mean What You Say” starts out as a swinging trio, with Michael Weiss ably leading the rhythm section through the piece's finger-popping opening section. Not only does this let everyone settle in—audience and band members alike—but when the full band finally takes a chorus, the power and drama are both twice the size they would have been if the tune had been a band blast from the start. Continue reading at ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM. |
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ARTISTS
Trumpets: Nick Marchione (lead), Frank Greene (associate lead), Terell Stafford, Scott Wendholt Trombones: John Mosca (lead), Luis Bonilla, Jason Jackson, Douglas Purviance (bass trombone) Reeds: Dick Oatts (lead alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, piccolo), Billy Drewes (alto and soprano saxophones, flute, clarinet), Rich Perry (tenor saxophone, flute), Ralph LaLama (tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute), Gary Smulyan (baritone saxophone) Rhythm Section: Jim McNeely–piano, John Riley–drums, Phil Palombi–Bass Michael Weiss, piano on Mean What You Say, St. Louis Blues, Mornin’ Reverend, Kids Are Pretty People, The Waltz You Swang For Me John Clark, french horn on Las Cucarachas Entran |
TRACKS
SET 1 – DISC 1
1. Mean What You Say: 8:49 2. Say It Softly: 6:51 3. St. Louis Blues: 15:50 4. Body and Soul: 7:09 5. Mornin’ Reverend: 5:00
SET 2 – DISC 2 1. Las Cucarachas Entran: 10:07 2. Willow Tree: 7:06 3. Don’t You Worry ‘bout a Thing: 4:08 4. Kids Are Pretty People: 8:57 5. The Waltz You Swang For Me: 5:57 6. Little Rascal on a Rock: 12:09 |
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