| Spirit of the Moment – Live at the Village Vanguard | |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | Joshua Redman Quartet |
| Cover: | Spirit-of-the-movement-live-at-the-village-vanguard.jpg |
| Released: | 1995 |
| Recorded: | March 21–26, 1995 |
| Studio: | Village Vanguard, New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 02:27:48 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. |
| Producer: | Matt Pierson |
| Chronology: | Joshua Redman |
| Prev Title: | Moodswing |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
Spirit of the Moment – Live at the Village Vanguard is a 1995 live album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman, released by Warner Bros. Records (9362-45923-2).[1]
The AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 4.5 stars.[2] He recommends the album and points out that we get a definitive look at how the tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman sounded in the mid 1990s by listening to it. Redman is joined by Peter Martin (piano), Christopher James Thomas (bass), and Brian Blade (drums), and they are showing off both a wide range and lyricism stretching from Gene Ammons (saluted on "Jig-a-Jug") to late John Coltrane. Jeff Simon of The Buffalo News commented, "Redman is still a wonderful musician, even more grounded in swing-era basics than Carter (listen to his balladry on "Neverend"). So, too, is he unpredictable, if not nearly as brilliant, driven and limitlessly surprising as Carter."
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