AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Live at the Village Vanguard is a good CD musically, but there's not much jump-up factor here -- it's moody and very bluesy in feeling if not actual form, almost like chamber jazz at times. The very compressed, muted recorded sound doesn't alleviate the somber aspect of the listening experience any, but jazz is about capturing the moment. And those were the moments, emotional and musical, caught by these three master musicians on those two December nights".[2]
The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 4 stars, and wrote: "Live is both accessible and inexhaustible, making its appeal at all sorts of unexpected levels... Even allowing for the head start of Keith Jarrett's 'Standards' trio, this is probably the best piano-led group currently working."[3]
Track listingedit
All compositions by Geri Allen except as indicated
"A Prayer for Peace" – 6:32
"Obtuse Angles" – 6:07
"It Should Have Happened a Long Time Ago" (Paul Motian) - 7:11
^ abSnowden, D., Allmusic Review accessed June 30, 2014
^ abCook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette. Penguin Books. p. 20.
April 18, 2024
live, village, vanguard, geri, allen, album, live, village, vanguard, live, album, pianist, geri, allen, bassist, charlie, haden, drummer, paul, motian, recorded, 1990, village, vanguard, released, japanese, label, live, village, vanguardlive, album, geri, all. Live at the Village Vanguard is a live album by pianist Geri Allen bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Paul Motian It was recorded in 1990 at the Village Vanguard and released on the Japanese DIW label 1 Live at the Village VanguardLive album by Geri Allen Charlie Haden amp Paul MotianReleasedMay 1991RecordedDecember 21 22 1990VenueVillage Vanguard NYCGenreJazzLength46 25LabelDIW DIW 847ProducerGeri Allen Charlie Haden Paul Motian amp Kazunori SugiyamaGeri Allen chronologyThe Nurturer 1990 Live at the Village Vanguard 1991 Maroons 1991 Charlie Haden chronologyDream Keeper 1990 Live at the Village Vanguard 1991 First Song 1992 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 The Penguin Guide to Jazz nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating Live at the Village Vanguard is a good CD musically but there s not much jump up factor here it s moody and very bluesy in feeling if not actual form almost like chamber jazz at times The very compressed muted recorded sound doesn t alleviate the somber aspect of the listening experience any but jazz is about capturing the moment And those were the moments emotional and musical caught by these three master musicians on those two December nights 2 The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 4 stars and wrote Live is both accessible and inexhaustible making its appeal at all sorts of unexpected levels Even allowing for the head start of Keith Jarrett s Standards trio this is probably the best piano led group currently working 3 Track listing editAll compositions by Geri Allen except as indicated A Prayer for Peace 6 32 Obtuse Angles 6 07 It Should Have Happened a Long Time Ago Paul Motian 7 11 For Turiya Charlie Haden 1 01 Fiasco Motian 8 23 In the Year of the Dragon Motian 7 41 Vanguard Blues Haden 7 43 Mumbo Jumbo Motian 9 28 Song for the Whales Haden 7 59Personnel editGeri Allen piano Charlie Haden bass Paul Motian drumsReferences edit Geri Allen catalog accessed June 30 2014 a b Snowden D Allmusic Review accessed June 30 2014 a b Cook Richard Morton Brian 1992 The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD LP and Cassette Penguin Books p 20 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Live at the Village Vanguard Geri Allen album amp oldid 1176912080, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,