Spirit of the Moment – Live at the Village Vanguard is a 1995 live album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman, released by Warner Bros. Records (9362-45923-2).[1]
| Spirit of the Moment – Live at the Village Vanguard | ||||
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| Live album by Joshua Redman Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | March 21–26, 1995 | |||
| Studio | Village Vanguard, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 2:27:48 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Matt Pierson | |||
| Joshua Redman chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Buffalo News | [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [4] |
| Tom Hull | B+[5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [7] |
Reception
editThe AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 4.5 stars.[2] He recommends the album and points out that we get a definitive look at how the tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman sounded in the mid 1990s by listening to it. Redman is joined by Peter Martin (piano), Christopher James Thomas (bass), and Brian Blade (drums), and they are showing off both a wide range and lyricism stretching from Gene Ammons (saluted on "Jig-a-Jug") to late John Coltrane. Jeff Simon of The Buffalo News commented, "Redman is still a wonderful musician, even more grounded in swing-era basics than Carter (listen to his balladry on "Neverend"). So, too, is he unpredictable, if not nearly as brilliant, driven and limitlessly surprising as Carter."[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Joshua Redman except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jig-a-Jug" | 11:31 | |
| 2. | "My One and Only Love" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Robert Mellin, Guy Wood | 11:02 |
| 3. | "Count Me Out" | 7:08 | |
| 4. | "Second Snow" | 13:56 | |
| 5. | "Remember" | Irving Berlin | 9:56 |
| 6. | "Dialogue" | 6:53 | |
| 7. | "St. Thomas" | Sonny Rollins | 12:14 |
| 8. | "Herbs and Roots" | 15:30 | |
| 9. | "Wait No Longer" | 11:44 | |
| 10. | "Neverend" | 13:45 | |
| 11. | "Just in Time" | Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne | 8:50 |
| 12. | "Mt. Zion" | 10:12 | |
| 13. | "Slapstick" | 5:51 | |
| 14. | "Lyric" | 11:58 | |
| Total length: | 02:27:48 | ||
Personnel
editMusicians
- Joshua Redman – saxophone
- Peter Martin – piano
- Christopher James Thomas – double bass
- Brian Blade – drums[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Joshua Redman Quartet – Spirit Of The Moment - Live At The Village Vanguard". Musical review. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Joshua Redman Quartet - Spirit of the Moment: Live at the Village Vanguard". Musical review. AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ^ a b Simon, Jeff (September 22, 1995). "IN BRIEF". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". archive.org. p. 4473. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joshua Redman". Tom Hull. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 1095. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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