''Village Rhythm'' is a studio album by the American jazz saxophonist

Joe Lovano Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born December 29, 1952)"Joe Lovano." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 13. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1994. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, May 5, 2017. is an American jazz saxophonist, alto clarin ...

recorded in 1988 and released on the Italian

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Reception

The

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review by

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stated: "By 1988, it was becoming increasingly obvious that tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano was on his way to becoming a major name in the jazz world... Lovano is heard throughout in his early prime, playing inventive and generally concise improvisations that were beginning to become distinctive".Yanow, S
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Joe Lovano except as indicated'' # "Village Rhythm" – 6:22 # "Birds of Springtime Gone By" – 5:54 # "Dewey Said" – 6:16 # "Chelsea Rendez-Vous" – 5:36 # "Variations of a Theme" – 3:14 # "His Dreams" – 6:51 # "T'Was to Me Part 1: Celebration of Life Everlasting" – 2:46 # "T'Was to Me Part II: Theme" – 2:21 # "Sleepy Giant" – 5:56 # "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" (

Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, pianist, composer, bandleader, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and ...

) – 4:51 # "Spirit of the Night" – 6:31 :*Recorded at Sound Ideas Studios in New York City on June 7, 8 & 9, 1988

Personnel

* Joe Lovano –

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a higher-register variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument invented in the 1840s. The soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from smallest to largest) of the soprillo, sop ...

Tom Harrell Tom Harrell (born June 16, 1946) is an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and arranger. Voted Trumpeter of the Year of 2018 by ''Jazz Journalists Association'', Harrell has won awards and grants throughout his career, including mul ...

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Kenny Werner Kenny Werner (born November 19, 1951) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and author. Early life Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 19, 1951 and then growing up in Oceanside, Long Island, Werner began playing and performing at a young a ...

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Paul Motian Stephen Paul Motian (March 25, 1931 – November 22, 2011) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer. Motian played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties. He first came to prominence in the l ...

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References

External links

* {{Authority control Black Saint/Soul Note live albums Joe Lovano albums 1989 albums