Spirit of the Moment – Live at the Village Vanguard

Spirit of the Moment – Live at the Village Vanguard is a 1995 live album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman, released by Warner Bros. Records (9362-45923-2).[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Buffalo News[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Tom HullB+[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[7]
Spirit of the Moment – Live at the Village Vanguard
Live album by
Joshua Redman Quartet
Released1995
RecordedMarch 21–26, 1995
StudioThe Village Vanguard, NYC.
GenreJazz
Length2:27:48
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerMatt Pierson
Joshua Redman chronology
Moodswing
(1994)		 Spirit of the Moment – Live at the Village Vanguard
(1995)		 Blues for Pat: Live In San Francisco
(1995)

Reception

The AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 4.5 stars.[2] He recommends the album and points out that we get a definitive look at how the tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman sounded in the mid 1990s by listening to it. Redman is joined by Peter Martin (piano), Christopher James Thomas (bass), and Brian Blade (drums), and they are showing off both a wide range and lyricism stretching from Gene Ammons (saluted on "Jig-a-Jug") to late John Coltrane. Jeff Simon of The Buffalo News commented, "Redman is still a wonderful musician, even more grounded in swing-era basics than Carter (listen to his balladry on "Neverend"). So, too, is he unpredictable, if not nearly as brilliant, driven and limitlessly surprising as Carter."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joshua Redman except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Jig-a-Jug"11:31
2."My One and Only Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Robert Mellin, Guy Wood)11:02
3."Count Me Out"7:08
4."Second Snow"13:56
5."Remember" (Irving Berlin)9:56
6."Dialogue"6:53
7."St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins)12:14
8."Herbs and Roots"15:30
9."Wait No Longer"11:44
10."Neverend"13:45
11."Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne)8:50
12."Mt. Zion"10:12
13."Slapstick"5:51
14."Lyric"11:58
Total length:02:27:48

Personnel

Musicians

References
  1. "Joshua Redman Quartet – Spirit Of The Moment - Live At The Village Vanguard". Musical review. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  2. Yanow, Scott. "Joshua Redman Quartet - Spirit of the Moment: Live at the Village Vanguard". Musical review. AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  3. Simon, Jeff (September 22, 1995). "IN BRIEF". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". archive.org. p. 4473. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  5. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Joshua Redman". Tom Hull. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 1095. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  7. Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 6 August 2020. Joshua Redman


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