Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1977 and released on the Contemporary label.Art Pepper Catalog accessed February 1, 2016Art Pepper : An Illustrated Discography of a Jazz Survivor accessed February 1, 2016
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Art Pepper's appearances at the Village Vanguard in 1977 were a major success, making the brilliance of the West Coast-based altoist obvious to the New York critics... the music is consistently stimulating and emotional".
Track listing All compositions by Art Pepper except as indicated "Valse Triste" - 11:15 "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 11:49 "Blues for Les" - 11:45 "My Friend John" - 9:21 "Blues For Heard" - 12:03 - CD Bonus Track
Personnel Art Pepper - alto saxophone George Cables - piano George Mraz - bass Elvin Jones - drums
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