| Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. III | |
| Type: | Live album |
| Artist: | Paul Motian |
| Cover: | Live at the Village Vanguard Vol III.jpg |
| Released: | 8 October 2010 |
| Recorded: | December 8–10, 2006 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 58: 43 |
| Label: | Winter & Winter |
| Producer: | Stefan Winter |
| Chronology: | Paul Motian |
| Prev Title: | Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. II |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Lost in a Dream |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. III is a live album by Paul Motian's Trio 2000 + Two, recorded at the Village Vanguard and released by Winter & Winter Records in 2010.[1] It is the final volume of the series, and features tenor saxophonist Chris Potter, double bassist Larry Grenadier, pianist Masabumi Kikuchi and violist Mat Maneri (in place of a second saxophonist).
In a review for All About Jazz, Charles Walker commented: "Volume III finds the band refining its sound, boiling down its book of highly original music from the unfettered antics of past interactions into a more centered whole."
Mike Hobart of the Financial Times wrote that Potter and Maneri "combine warmly on saxophone and cello to bring out the full lyricism of Motian's unhurried themes, and then edge inexorably towards darker-centred improvisation. Motian knowingly orchestrates with subtle adjustments of tension and tempo, his rhythmic swirls, swishy cymbals and spacious beats compelling accompaniment."
All compositions by Paul Motian (Yazgol Music, BMI) except as indicated