Nights at the Vanguard explained

Nights at the Vanguard
Type:	Live
Artist:	Tommy Flanagan
Cover:	Tommy_Flanagan_Nights_at_the_Vanguard.jpg
Released:	1987
Recorded:	October 18–19, 1986
Venue:	Village Vanguard, New York City, U.S.
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Uptown
Producer:	Rudy Van Gelder
Chronology:	Tommy Flanagan
Prev Title:	Blues in the Closet
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Jazz Poet
Next Year:	1989

Nights at the Vanguard is an album by jazz pianist Tommy Flanagan, with bassist George Mraz and drummer Al Foster.

Recording and music

The album was recorded on October 18–19, 1986, in concert at the Village Vanguard in New York City.^[1] Most of the material is not widely recorded, but it includes "More than You Know" and "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm".

Track listing

1. Introduction – 1:52
2. "San Francisco Holiday" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:54
3. "Goodbye Mr. Evans" (Phil Woods) – 6:36
4. "Mark One" (Will Davis) – 6:16
5. "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 5:33
6. "Out of the Past" (Benny Golson) – 7:26
7. "A Biddy Ditty" (Thad Jones) – 8:46
8. "While You Are Gone" (Lucky Thompson) – 4:23
9. "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper) – 4:34
10. "I'll Keep Loving You" (Bud Powell) – 4:52
11. "Like Old Times" (Jones) – 6:34

Personnel

• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• George Mraz – bass
• Al Foster – drums

Notes and References

1. Fitzgerald, Michael (October 2, 2011) "Tommy Flanagan Leader Entry". jazzdiscography.com.