Feb 13, 2012 (WBGO-FM) — There's a tradition in many New York City jazz clubs: Monday nights are reserved for big bands. The Village Vanguard, the most storied of clubs, has observed this practice since 1966. Hear a live concert recording from the powerful house ensemble.
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Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: Live At The Village Vanguard
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Feb 13, 2012 (WBGO-FM) — There's a tradition in many New York City jazz clubs: Monday nights are reserved for big bands. The Village Vanguard, the most storied of clubs, has observed this practice since 1966. Hear a live concert recording from the powerful house ensemble.See this
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There's a tradition in many New York City jazz clubs: Monday nights are reserved for big bands. The Village Vanguard, the most storied of clubs, has observed this practice since 1966, when a nascent large ensemble called together by trumpeter Thad Jones and drummer Mel Lewis was booked for three Mondays in February. Now called the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Grammy-winning 16-piece band upholds Jones and Lewis' precepts of swinging boldly and arranging deftly to a sold-out crowd weekly.
NPR Music and WBGO featured the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra on its home turf, in a live radio broadcast and online video webcast Monday, Feb. 13. NPR Music and WBGO have our own tradition of broadcasting monthly from the legendary club; this marks the 50th concert in the npr.org/villagevanguard series.
Set List
- "A-That's Freedom" (H. Jones, arr. T. Jones)
- "Extra Credit" (McNeely)
- "ABC Blues" (Brookmeyer)
- "Suite For Three" (Brookmeyer)
- "Skylark" (Carmichael, arr. Brookmeyer)
- "My Centennial" (T. Jones)
Personnel
- Nick Marchione, trumpet (lead)
- Tanya Darby, trumpet
- Terell Stafford, trumpet
- Scott Wendholt, trumpet
- John Mosca, trombone (lead)/co-leader
- Luis Bonilla, trombone
- Jason Jackson, trombone
- Douglas Purviance, bass trombone/co-leader
- Dick Oatts, alto saxophone (lead)/winds
- Billy Drewes, alto saxophone/winds
- Ralph LaLama, tenor saxophone/winds
- Rich Perry, tenor saxophone/winds
- Gary Smulyan, baritone saxophone/bass clarinet
- Michael Weiss, piano
- David Wong, bass
- John Riley, drums
Credits
Producer And Host: Josh Jackson; Audio Engineer: David Tallacksen; Production Assistant: Michael Downes. Recorded Feb. 13, 2012 at The Village Vanguard in New York, N.Y.
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