The Great Jazz Trio – At The Village Vanguard (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1978

At The Village Vanguard is an LP by The Great Jazz Trio from 1978 released on the Inner City Records label.

About this album

At The Village Vanguard is a taut, inspired live set that shows The Great Jazz Trio at full conversational ease. Recorded in 1978 at the famed New York club, it places pianist Hank Jones, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Elvin Jones in a setting where bop fluency, swing and spontaneous interplay come sharply into focus. Rather than simply revisiting jazz standards, the trio turns the Vanguard’s close quarters into a showcase for lyrical touch, rhythmic lift and subtle tension. The result is one of the group’s most admired recordings, valued for its clarity, confidence and the deep rapport of three master musicians.

Genre: Jazz

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