Live at Village West explained

Live at Village West
Type:Live album
Artist:Ron Carter and Jim Hall
Cover:Live at Village West.jpg
Released:1984
Recorded:November 1982
Venue:Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA
Genre:Jazz
Length:43:43
Label:Concord Jazz
CJ-245
Producer:Retrac Productions and Jim Hall
Chronology:Ron Carter
Prev Title:Etudes
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:Telephone
Next Year:1984

Live at Village West is a live album by bassist Ron Carter and guitarist Jim Hall recorded in New York City in 1982 and released on the Concord Jazz label.[1] [2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden said "The second live collaboration between bassist Ron Carter and guitarist Jim Hall follows their first recording together by a decade, but their chemistry together is every bit as strong, if not improved ... Highly recommended".

Track listing

  1. "Bag's Groove" (Milt Jackson) – 4:11
  2. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:38
  3. "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:07
  4. "New Waltz" (Ron Carter) – 6:01
  5. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:27
  6. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:37
  7. "Laverne Walk" (Oscar Pettiford) – 5:13
  8. "Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (Robert Wright, George Forrest) – 5:02

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/ron-carter/catalog/#concord-jazz-cj-245 Ron Carter catalog
  2. http://www.stevencberry.net/jimhall.html A Jim Hall Discography