''Nights at the Vanguard'' is an album by jazz pianist
Tommy Flanagan
Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians. ...
, with bassist
George Mraz
George Mraz (born Jiří Mráz; 9 September 1944 – 16 September 2021) was a Czech-born American jazz bassist and alto saxophonist. He was a member of Oscar Peterson's group, and worked with Pepper Adams, Stan Getz, Michel Petrucciani, Stephan ...
and drummer
Al Foster
Aloysius Tyrone Foster (born January 18, 1943) is an American jazz drummer. Foster's professional career began in the mid-60s, when he played and recorded with hard bop and swing musicians including Blue Mitchell and Illinois Jacquet. Foster ...
.
Recording and music
The album was recorded on October 18–19, 1986, 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.
[Fitzgerald, Michael (October 2, 2011]
"Tommy Flanagan Leader Entry"
jazzdiscography.com. Most of the material is not widely recorded, but it includes "
More than You Know" and "
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm".
Track listing
#Introduction – 1:52
#"San Francisco Holiday" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:54
#"Goodbye Mr. Evans" (Phil Woods) – 6:36
#"Mark One" (Will Davis) – 6:16
#"More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 5:33
#"Out of the Past" (Benny Golson) – 7:26
#"A Biddy Ditty" (Thad Jones) – 8:46
#"While You Are Gone" (Lucky Thompson) – 4:23
#"All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper) – 4:34
#"I'll Keep Loving You" (Bud Powell) – 4:52
#"Like Old Times" (Jones) – 6:34
Personnel
* Tommy Flanagan – piano
*
George Mraz
George Mraz (born Jiří Mráz; 9 September 1944 – 16 September 2021) was a Czech-born American jazz bassist and alto saxophonist. He was a member of Oscar Peterson's group, and worked with Pepper Adams, Stan Getz, Michel Petrucciani, Stephan ...
– bass
*
Al Foster
Aloysius Tyrone Foster (born January 18, 1943) is an American jazz drummer. Foster's professional career began in the mid-60s, when he played and recorded with hard bop and swing musicians including Blue Mitchell and Illinois Jacquet. Foster ...
– drums
References
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1987 live albums
Tommy Flanagan live albums
Albums produced by Rudy Van Gelder
Albums recorded at the Village Vanguard