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Joe Lovano: On This Day... At The Vanguard
Tributes to John Coltrane and Tadd Dameron keynote the session with a vital force. Not gone and never forgotten, straight-ahead jazz still leaves a lot of room for individual expression. Lovano has chosen to revel in the heyday of a time when Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker created inroads for Woody Herman, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis; and folks of our generation found out that the jazz world could take many different paths toward growth. Lovano has traveled that road before. Like most of us, he prefers avant-garde growth in small doses. In fact, his nonet subscribes to the progressive, experimental school of growth here, on this session. It’s through his piece “On This Day Just Like Any Other” that Lovano manages to tear it up and connect the dots between bebop, post-bop and our future. Their jamming opens doors. What comes next is up to us.
The roots of modern jazz have been paid their due respects through On This Day. With an all-star ensemble such as this, Lovano will no doubt continue to lead the way, as straight-ahead jazz spreads its umbrella across the artistic universe.
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Track Listing
1. At The Vanguard 2. Focus 3. After The Rain 4. Good Bait 5. Laura 6. On This Day 7. My Little Brown Book
Personnel
Joe Lovano
saxophoneJoe Lovano- Tenor Saxophone,Steve Slagle: Alto Saxophone, George Garzone: Tenor Saxophone, Ralph Lalama: Tenor Saxophone, Scott Robinson: Baritone Saxophone, Barry Ries: Trumpet,Larry Farrell: Trombone, John Hicks: Piano, Dennis Irwin: Bass, Lewis Nash: Drums
Album information
Title: On This Day... At the Vanguard | Year Released: 2003 | Record Label: Blue Note Records
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