At the Village Vanguard

For similarly titled albums, see Live at the Village Vanguard.
At the Village Vanguard
Live album by Paul Motian
Released 1995
Recorded June 1995
Village Vanguard, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length 69:09
Label JMT
JMT 514 028
Producer Stefan F. Winter
Paul Motian chronology
Sound of Love
(1995)
At the Village Vanguard
(1995)
Flight of the Blue Jay
(1996)

At the Village Vanguard (subtitled You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart) is a live album by jazz drummer Paul Motian recorded at the Village Vanguard and originally released on the German JMT label. Recorded in 1995 it features performances by Motian with Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano. The album was rereleased on the Winter & Winter label in 2005.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars stating "This is a prime Motian date, not to be missed this time around".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Motian except as indicated

  1. "You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 7:58
  2. "Abacus" - 9:38
  3. "Folk Song for Rosie" - 10:19
  4. "The Owl of Cranston" - 8:30
  5. "5 Miles to Wrentham" - 4:46
  6. "Yahllah" - 14:16
  7. "The Sunflower" - 8:33
  8. "Circle Dance" - 5:04

Personnel

References

  1. Winter & Winter catalogue accessed August 8, 2011
  2. 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed August 8, 2011
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