Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Dec. 3

Music History Events: Jazz albums recorded Dec. 3

Jazz albums recorded Dec. 3:

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Sonny Rollins – A Night at the Village Vanguard (1957)

A Night at the “Village Vanguard” is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York City on November 3, 1957, and released on Blue Note the following year.

Rollins played three sets, one in the afternoon and two in the evening, with different rhythm sections: Donald Bailey and Pete LaRoca, and Wilbur Ware and Elvin Jones, respectively. The recording was made by Rudy Van Gelder, and was the first live recording made at the Village Vanguard.

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Track listing

A Night at the “Village Vanguard” (LP, 1958)

All tracks from the evening sets except as indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	“Old Devil Moon“	E.Y. HarburgBurton Lane	8:19
2.	“Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise“	Oscar Hammerstein IISigmund Romberg	8:03
3.	“Striver’s Row”	Sonny Rollins	5:59

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	“Sonnymoon for Two”	Sonny Rollins	8:46
2.	“A Night in Tunisia” (afternoon set)	Dizzy GillespieFrank Paparelli	8:16
3.	“I Can’t Get Started“	Ira GershwinVernon Duke	4:54

Personnel:

November 3, 1957 – afternoon set

• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
• Donald Bailey – bass
• Pete LaRoca – drums

November 3, 1957 – evening sets

• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
• Wilbur Ware – bass
• Elvin Jones – drums

John Coltrane – Coltrane “Live” at the Village Vanguard (1961)

Coltrane “Live” at the Village Vanguard is a live album by the jazz musician and composer John Coltrane. It was released in February 1962 through Impulse Records.

It is the first album to feature the members of the classic quartet of Coltrane with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones, as well as the first Coltrane live album to be issued. In contrast to his previous album for Impulse!, this one generated much turmoil among both critics and audience alike with its challenging music.

00:00 Old Devil Moon 07:54 Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

John Coltrane – Impressions (1961)

Impressions is an album of live and studio recordings by the jazz musician and composer John Coltrane. It was released through Impulse! Records in July 1963.

Tracks 1 and 3 were recorded live at the Village Vanguard in November 1961,[9] during the same residency that produced the seminal “Live” at the Village Vanguard album, while tracks 2 and 4 were recorded at Van Gelder Studio, respectively on September 18, 1962, and April 29, 1963. Track 5, “Dear Old Stockholm,” also recorded on April 29, 1963, did not appear on the original release, but appears on later reissues. The album was originally released in 1963 on the Impulse! label.

The studio tracks were performed by the classic Coltrane quartet (pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Elvin Jones), who are joined by saxophonist Eric Dolphy and bassist Reggie Workman on the tracks recorded live at the Village Vanguard. Dolphy contributes a long bass clarinet solo on “India”, but lays out on all but the final chord of “Impressions”. Workman plays only on “India”, joining Garrison in approximating the droning sound of Indian classical music.

Drummer Roy Haynes replaces Elvin Jones on “After the Rain” and “Dear Old Stockholm”. The title track features nearly fifteen minutes of Coltrane’s soloing.

The music reflects Coltrane’s evolving emotional and musical range, where he explores jazz modality, the music of India, the blues, and a traditional Swedish folk song. The album includes performances across an eighteen-month period.

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Coltrane except where noted.

No.	Title	Recording date and location	Length
1.	“India”	November 3, 1961, Village Vanguard	14:10
2.	“Up ‘Gainst the Wall”	September 18, 1962, Van Gelder Studio	3:17

No.	Title	Recording date and location	Length
3.	“Impressions“	November 3, 1961, Village Vanguard	15:06
4.	“After the Rain”	April 29, 1963, Van Gelder Studio	4:07

No.	Title	Recording date and location	Length
5.	“Dear Old Stockholm” (Stan Getz, Traditional)	April 29, 1963, Van Gelder Studio	10:38

Personnel:

• John Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone
• Eric Dolphy – bass clarinet (track 1), alto sax (track 3, final chord only)
• McCoy Tyner – piano (tracks 1, 3, 4, and 5)
• Jimmy Garrison – double bass
• Reggie Workman – double bass (track 1)
• Elvin Jones – drums (tracks 1, 2, and 3)
• Roy Haynes – drums (tracks 4 and 5)

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