Night and the City (album) explained

Night and the City
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Charlie Haden and Kenny Barron
Cover:	Night and the City (album).jpg
Released:	March 1998
Recorded:	September 20–22, 1996
Venue:	The Iridium, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	70:45
Label:	Verve
Producer:	Charlie Haden and Ruth Cameron
Chronology:	Charlie Haden
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	None but the Lonely Heart
Next Year:	1998

Night and the City is a live album by the bassist Charlie Haden and the pianist Kenny Barron, recorded at the Iridium Jazz Club in 1996 and released on the Verve label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell called the album "a thoughtful, intensely musical, sometimes haunting set of performances".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Twilight Song" (Kenny Barron) - 12:47
2. "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) - 10:46
3. "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 10:20
4. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 10:25
5. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 6:59
6. "Waltz for Ruth" (Charlie Haden) - 8:27
7. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) - 11:01

• Recorded at the Iridium in New York City on September 20, 21 & 22, 1996

Personnel

• Kenny Barron - piano
• Charlie Haden - bass

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/Charlie-Haden-And-Kenny-Barron-Night-And-The-City/release/776091 Discogs album entry
2. Ginell, R. S. AllMusic Review accessed December 6, 2011