At the Village Vanguard

For similarly titled albums, see Live at the Village Vanguard.

1995 live album by Paul Motian

At the Village Vanguard

Live album by

Paul Motian

Released| 1995
Recorded| June 1995
Village Vanguard, NYC
Genre| Jazz
Length| 69:09
Label| JMT
JMT 514 028
Producer| Stefan F. Winter
Paul Motian chronology
| Sound of Love
(1995)  | At the Village Vanguard
(1995)  | Flight of the Blue Jay
(1996)

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At the Village Vanguard (subtitled You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart) is a live album by jazz drummer Paul Motian recorded at the Village Vanguard and originally released on the German JMT label. Recorded in 1995 it features performances by Motian with guitarist Bill Frisell and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano. The album was rereleased on the Winter & Winter label in 2005.[1]

## Reception

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The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars, stating: "This is a prime Motian date, not to be missed this time around".[2]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Paul Motian except as indicated

1. "You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 7:58
2. "Abacus" - 9:38
3. "Folk Song for Rosie" - 10:19
4. "The Owl of Cranston" - 8:30
5. "5 Miles to Wrentham" - 4:46
6. "Yahllah" - 14:16
7. "The Sunflower" - 8:33
8. "Circle Dance" - 5:04

* Recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York City in June 1995

## Personnel

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* Paul Motian \- drums
* Bill Frisell \- electric guitar
* Joe Lovano \- tenor saxophone

## References

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1. ^ Winter & Winter catalogue accessed August 8, 2011
2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed August 8, 2011

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Paul Motian

Albums|

* Conception Vessel (1972)
* Tribute (1974)
* Dance (1977)
* Le Voyage (1979)
* Psalm (1981)
* The Story of Maryam (1983)
* It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago (1984)
* Jack of Clubs (1984)
* Misterioso (1986)
* One Time Out (1987)
* Monk in Motian (1988)
* On Broadway Volume 1 (1988)
* On Broadway Volume 2 (1989)
* Bill Evans (1990)
* Motian in Tokyo (1991)
* On Broadway Volume 3 (1991)
* Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band (1992)
* Trioism (1993)
* Reincarnation of a Love Bird (1994)
* At the Village Vanguard (1995)
* Sound of Love (1995)
* Flight of the Blue Jay (1996)
* Trio 2000 + One (1997)
* Play Monk and Powell (1998)
* Europe (2000)
* Holiday for Strings (2001)
* Garden of Eden (2004)
* I Have the Room Above Her (2004)
* On Broadway Vol. 4 or The Paradox of Continuity (2005)
* Live at the Village Vanguard (2006)
* Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. II (2006)
* Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. III (2006)
* Time and Time Again (2006)
* On Broadway Volume 5 (2008)
* Lost in a Dream (2009)
* The Windmills of Your Mind (2010)

Tethered
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(Masabumi Kikuchi, Paul Motian and Gary Peacock)

* First Meeting (1990–91)
* Tethered Moon Play Kurt Weill (1994)
* Chansons d'Édith Piaf (1999)
* Experiencing Tosca (2002)

Trio|

(Geri Allen, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian)

* Etudes (1987)
* In the Year of the Dragon (1989)
* Segments (1989)
* The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian (Haden, 1989)
* Live at the Village Vanguard (1990)

Discography

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Joe Lovano

Albums|

* Tones, Shapes & Colors (1985)
* Hometown Sessions (1986)
* Solid Steps (1986)
* Village Rhythm (1988)
* Ten Tales (and Aldo Romano, 1989)
* Worlds (1989)
* Landmarks (1990)
* From the Soul (1991)
* Sounds of Joy (1991)
* Universal Language (1992)
* Tenor Legacy (1993)
* Quartets: Live at the Village Vanguard (1994–95)
* Rush Hour (1994)
* Celebrating Sinatra (1996)
* Tenor Time (1996)
* Trio Fascination: Edition One (1997)
* Friendly Fire (and Greg Osby, 1998)
* 52nd Street Themes (1999)
* Flights of Fancy: Trio Fascination Edition Two (2000)
* Viva Caruso (2001)
* Oh! (ScoLoHoFo: John Scofield, Lovano, Dave Holland, Al Foster, 2002)
* On This Day ... Live at The Vanguard (2002)
* I'm All For You (2003)
* Joyous Encounter (2004)
* Classic! Live at Newport (2005)
* Streams of Expression (2005)
* Symphonica (2005)
* Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (2006)
* Folk Art (2008)
* Bird Songs (2010)
* Cross Culture (2012)
* Sound Prints (and Dave Douglas, 2013)
* Trio Tapestry (2019)
* Garden of Expression (2021)
* Our Daily Bread (2023)

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