''Live at the Village Vanguard'' is an album by
Michel Petrucciani
Michel Petrucciani (; ; 28 December 1962 – 6 January 1999) was a French jazz pianist. From birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature. He became one of the most accomplish ...
. The trio recording was made at the New York club in 1984 and released as a double LP.
Recording and music
The album was recorded in concert at the
Village Vanguard
The Village Vanguard is a jazz club at Seventh Avenue South in Greenwich Village, New York City. The club was opened on February 22, 1935, by Max Gordon. Originally, the club presented folk music and beat poetry, but it became primarily a jazz ...
in New York City
on 16 March 1984.
Pianist Petrucciani played with bassist
Palle Danielsson
Nils Paul "Palle" Danielsson (born 15 October 1946) is a Swedish jazz double bassist born in Stockholm, Sweden. From 1974 to 1979, he was a member of Keith Jarrett's quartet. He is the brother of pianist Monica Dominique.
Career
Danielsson's ...
and drummer
Eliot Zigmund.
The material is a mix of standards and previously performed Petrucciani compositions.
Releases and reception
The original release was as a double LP by
Concord Jazz
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.
reissued it on CD.
The
AllMusic
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reviewer's conclusion was: "recommended for lovers of piano trios".
''
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
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'' commented that it "captures a typically rumbustious concert set by Petrucciani's trio of the day".
Personnel
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Michel Petrucciani
Michel Petrucciani (; ; 28 December 1962 – 6 January 1999) was a French jazz pianist. From birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature. He became one of the most accomplish ...
– piano
*
Palle Danielsson
Nils Paul "Palle" Danielsson (born 15 October 1946) is a Swedish jazz double bassist born in Stockholm, Sweden. From 1974 to 1979, he was a member of Keith Jarrett's quartet. He is the brother of pianist Monica Dominique.
Career
Danielsson's ...
– bass
*
Eliot Zigmund – drums
Track listing
# "Nardis" (
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...
) – 11:12
# "
Oleo" (
Sonny Rollins) – 6:44
# "Le Bricoleur De Big Sur" (
Michel Petrucciani
Michel Petrucciani (; ; 28 December 1962 – 6 January 1999) was a French jazz pianist. From birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature. He became one of the most accomplish ...
) – 3:22
# "To Erlinda" (Petrucciani) – 11:25
# "Say It Again And Again" (Petrucciani) – 9:51
# "Trouble" (O. Dalffon) – 9:31
# "Three Forgotten Magic Words" (Petrucciani) – 8:56
# "
'Round Midnight" (
Monk
A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...
/
Williams /
Hanighen) – 8.48
Notes
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Michel Petrucciani live albums
1985 live albums
Blue Note Records live albums
Albums recorded at the Village Vanguard