Sunday Night at the Vanguard

Description

Jazz is too often portrayed as an art form defined by blazing young artists.
It’s true that many jazz masters reach a mid-career plateau marked by small
variations on a mature style. But there’s also a vanguard of players and
composers who continue to refine and expand the art form in middle age and
beyond, like Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Henry Threadgill, and piano maestro
Fred Hersch, who is marking his 60th year with an astonishing creative surge.
Hersch’s new recording Sunday Night at the Vanguard stands as the most
profound and enthralling trio statement yet by an improviser whose bands have
embodied the enduring relevance of the piano-bass-and-drums format for three
decades. Recorded at the storied venue that’s become Hersch’s second home,
Sunday Night at the Vanguard unfolds with all the dramatic intensity and
narrative drive that make his performances a revelatory experience.
Ebulliently playful and ravishingly lyrical, rhythmically elastic and
harmonically exploratory, the trio plays with an extraordinary level of trust,
assurance, high-wire poise and musicality throughout the set. “The thing
that’s beautiful about Eric is his touch,” Hersch says. “He’s the straight man
and John is the loose guy, though sometimes they reverse it.”

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.47 x 4.94 x 0.25 inches; 1.92 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Palmetto Records
• Item model number ‏ : ‎
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2016
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 8 minutes
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ June 14, 2016
• Label ‏ : ‎ Palmetto Records