Live At The Village Vanguard Again! is a live jazz album by saxophonist John Coltrane. Recorded in May 1966 during a live performance at the Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City, the album features Coltrane playing in the free jazz style that characterized his final years. The lineup features Coltrane’s quintet, with Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, and flute, Pharoah Sanders on tenor saxophone and flute, Alice Coltrane on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and Rashied Ali on drums, supplemented by Emanuel Rahim on percussion.
Coltrane’s group played at the Village Vanguard on two consecutive weekends (May 20–22 and 27-29, 1966), sharing the bill with Clark Terry on the first weekend, and Coleman Hawkins on the second. The album, which was recorded on Saturday, May 28, features two extended pieces, “Naima” and “My Favorite Things”, culled from a much longer tape. On both the LP and CD releases, the pieces were issued with the bass solo played by Garrison as an introduction to “My Favorite Things” split out as a separate track titled “Introduction to My Favorite Things”…read more.
Album Data
Released: December 1966
Recorded: May 28th, 1966
Record Label: Impulse! Records
Location Recorded: Village Vanguard, New York City
Producer: Bob Thiele
Album Length: 41 min / 40 sec
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