JAZZ ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON, VOL.2

[Hardbopjazz]

Anyone here have this album? It is long out of print. I'm trying to collect all the live albums recorded at the Village Vanguard. How good is this one?

[kh1958]

I don't have the album, but I believe there are various CD reissues on budget labels of this material.

Here for example: http://www.amazon.com/Village-Vanguard-Sessions-Various-Artists/dp/B000001W03/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1291836148&sr=1-1

Or here ($125 for a new copy and $1 for a used one): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000001J0F/ref=s9_simh_gw_p15_d0_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1JF6HM5F07NPYRTMKMZ8&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

[Rooster_Ties]

I've always had the impression that these were semi-impromptu jam sessions, and maybe a little loose (perhaps to put it mildly?). That's just what I've heard. Other thoughts?

I've had CD copies on budget labels in my very hands in record stores close to a dozen times over the years, but I've never pulled the trigger on any of them. And have always wondered...

[JSngry]

All the Dizzy cuts from Vol. 1 & 2 came out as a 2-CD set that's still(?) in print. Can't do a lookup right now, but Google Dizzy gillespie Village Vanguard Live and it should show up.

The Farrell/Stamm/Corea/etc material came out on a Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon BN CD that contained both material from Vol 2 & Vol 4(?). Again, I'm at work and don't have all my stuff at my disposal.

Vol. 3 was a "West Coast" version with some good Harold Land all over it.

It's all actually pretty good overall. Definitely "jams", but from a time when that still had at least potentially positive implications. Good/great players (including Ray Nance!) playing well. What's not to like?

[marcello]

I always like Ray Nance on this (Vo 1?): Blues for Max.

[JSngry]

Ok, here's what we got:

This contains all of Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon Vol. 1, Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon Vol. 2 + the Solid State LP Dizzy Gillespie Live At The Village Vanguard which duplicated some of those but also added one cut not otherwise yet available. If it's just the Dizzy stuff you want, it's all compiled here, nice and legit.

Details:

01 Birk's Works (Gillespie) 17:57

02 Lullaby of the Leaves (Petkere, Young) 13:30

03 Lover, Come Back to Me (Hammerstein, Romberg) 19:15

04 Blues for Max (Gillespie) 9:10

05 Tour de Force (Gillespie) 11:51

06 On the Trail (Adamson, Grofe) 16:43

07 Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie, Casey, Pinkard) 16:19

Recorded live at the Village Vanguard on October 1, 1967

Pepper Adams Sax (Baritone)

Garnett Brown Trombone

Chick Corea Piano

Richard Davis Bass

Dizzy Gillespie Trumpet

Elvin Jones Drums

Mel Lewis Drums

Ray Nance Violin

Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Ray Nance (vln) Chick Corea (p) Richard Davis (b) Elvin Jones (d)

"Village Vanguard", NYC, October 1, 1967

Birks' Works (Dizzy's Blues)

Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Ray Nance (vln) Chick Corea (p) Richard Davis (b) Mel Lewis (d -3,4) Elvin Jones (d -2)

"Village Vanguard", NYC, October 1, 1967

Blues For Max

Lullaby Of The Leaves

Lover Come Back To Me

Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Garnett Brown (tb) Pepper Adams (bars) Chick Corea (p) Richard Davis (b) Mel Lewis (d)

"Village Vanguard", NYC, October 1, 1967

Sweet Georgia Brown

On The Trail

Tour De Force

Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon Vol. 3 was the West Coast album. As far as I know, it's never been reissued.

Details:

Feb 1968 - Los Angeles at "Marty's On The Hill", players are Chuck Berghofer and Ray Brown on bass, Bobby Bryant and Harry "Sweets" Edison on trumpet, Pete Christlieb and Harold Land on sax, Victor Feldman on vibes, Tommy Flanagan and Jimmy Rowles on piano, Carl Fontana and Frank Rosolino on trombone and Ed Thigpen on drums.

Satin Doll

Straight No Chaser

Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon Vol. 4 was reissued on a BN CD just called Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon. Period.It did, however, add one previously unissued cut.

Details:

Marvin Stamm (tp) Garnett Brown (tb) Joe Farrell (ts) Chick Corea (p) Richard Davis (b) Elvin Jones (d) "Village Vanguard", NYC, October 1, 1967

13 Avenue B

Stella By Starlight

Bachafillen

So...all of the actual Vanguard stuff has been issued on CD.

[Bill Nelson]

That Sunday afternoon of Oct. 1, 1967 was really a pip -- three LPs from the Vanguard got released.

On occasions like this, Sonny Lester knew how to keep his overhead low.

[JSngry]

When you think about it...a rhythm section of Corea, Davis, & Elvin, in 1967...how does that even possibly suck?

It doesn't, that's how!

[MartyJazz]

All the Dizzy cuts from Vol. 1 & 2 came out as a 2-CD set that's still(?) in print. Can't do a lookup right now, but Google Dizzy gillespie Village Vanguard Live and it should show up.

The Farrell/Stamm/Corea/etc material came out on a Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon BN CD that contained both material from Vol 2 & Vol 4(?). Again, I'm at work and don't have all my stuff at my disposal.

Vol. 3 was a "West Coast" version with some good Harold Land all over it.

It's all actually pretty good overall. Definitely "jams", but from a time when that still had at least potentially positive implications. Good/great players (including Ray Nance!) playing well. What's not to like?

I have Vols. 1, 2 & 4 on LP. Don't know why I never picked up V3. In any event, when it comes to the Dizzy material on Vols 1 & 2, the double CD contains complete unedited tracks, i.e., a couple of the tracks on the LPs were somewhat abridged. One other thing, I LOVE the 2 CD set, wonderful Diz, Chick, Nance, Pepper A, etc.