Live at the Kennedy Center should not be confused with Toshiko Akiyoshi Solo Live at the Kennedy Center.
| Live At The Kennedy Center | |
| Type: | Live |
| Artist: | Roseanna Vitro |
| Cover: | Live At The Kennedy Center (Roseanna Vitro album).jpg |
| Released: | April 11, 2006 [1] |
| Recorded: | September 16–17, 2005 [2] |
| Genre: | Vocal jazz |
| Length: | 65:12 |
| Label: | Challenge Records CR 73252 [3] |
| Producer: | Paul Wickliffe, Roseanna Vitro[4] |
| Chronology: | Roseanna Vitro |
| Prev Title: | Tropical Postcards |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
Live At The Kennedy Center is the 10th album by jazz singer Roseanna Vitro. Recorded over the course of two consecutive nights in September 2005,[2] it was released the following spring by Challenge Records.[1]
The album received 4½ stars from AllMusic and 5 from All About Jazz, the latter citing pianist Kenny Werner's arrangements and "artful playing," as well as "Vitro's strong R&B chops" and "impressive command of jazz technique," while taking from both, "a rare and valuable lesson in abandonment to artistic impulse."
For AllMusic's Ken Dryden, this "adventurous concert" confirms his view of Vitro as "simply one of the best in the business," showcasing her versatility, technique, and sensitivity (the latter finding additional expression via 'the thoughtful lyric" written by Vitro for the album's final track, Bill Evans' "Epilogue.") Praising her "potent rhythm section," and, in particular, "Werner's inventive accompaniment" and "daredevil soloing," Dryden describes "the CD [a]s a perfect place to start for the novice or an automatic purchase for those already familiar with her work."[1]