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A Night at the Vanguard

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Released
  
1959

Producer
  
Jack Tracy

Genre
  
Jazz

Release date
  
1959

Label
  
Argo

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Recorded
  
September 16, 1959 Village Vanguard, New York City

A Night at the Vanguard (1959)
  
Weaver of Dreams (1961)

Artists
  
Kenny Burrell, Kenny Burrell Trio

Similar
  
Kenny Burrell albums, Jazz albums

A Night at the Vanguard (also released as Man at Work) is a live album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1959 at the Village Vanguard and originally released on the Argo label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars and reviewer Michael Erlewine says it is "A solid effort top to bottom, and a recording most highly recommended, this is Burrell and his extraordinary trio very close to, if not truly in their prime, and their element".

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Burrell except as indicated

  1. "All Night Long" - 5:15
  2. "Will You Still Be Mine" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) - 4:24
  3. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf, Joel Herron) - 4:40
  4. "Trio" (Erroll Garner) - 4:20
  5. "Broadway" (Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) - 4:18
  6. "Soft Winds" (Benny Goodman) - 4:17
  7. "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 4:18
  8. "Well You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:29

Personnel

  • Kenny Burrell - guitar
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Roy Haynes - drums
  • Songs

    1All Night Long5:17
    2Will You Still Be Mine4:24
    3I'm a Fool to Want You4:40

    References

    A Night at the Vanguard Wikipedia