Village Rhythm

Village Rhythm
Studio album by Joe Lovano
Released	1989
Recorded	June 7–9, 1988
Studio	Sound Ideas, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:38
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Joe Lovano chronology
Solid Steps (1986) Village Rhythm (1989) Worlds (1989)

Village Rhythm is a studio album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded in 1988 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.^[1]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "By 1988, it was becoming increasingly obvious that tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano was on his way to becoming a major name in the jazz world... Lovano is heard throughout in his early prime, playing inventive and generally concise improvisations that were beginning to become distinctive".^[2]

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

All compositions by Joe Lovano except as indicated

1. "Village Rhythm" – 6:22
2. "Birds of Springtime Gone By" – 5:54
3. "Dewey Said" – 6:16
4. "Chelsea Rendez-Vous" – 5:36
5. "Variations of a Theme" – 3:14
6. "His Dreams" – 6:51
7. "T'Was to Me Part 1: Celebration of Life Everlasting" – 2:46
8. "T'Was to Me Part II: Theme" – 2:21
9. "Sleepy Giant" – 5:56
10. "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" (Charles Mingus) – 4:51
11. "Spirit of the Night" – 6:31

• Recorded at Sound Ideas Studios in New York City on June 7, 8 & 9, 1988

• Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Tom Harrell – trumpet
• Kenny Werner – piano
• Marc Johnson – bass
• Paul Motian – drums

• Official website