Live at the Village Gate: Second Set

by Clark Terry

Overview

Clark Terry has made so many fine records in the 1990s that virtually all of them are recommended; this Chesky CD is no exception. A quintet date with tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath, pianist Don Friedman, bassist Marcus McLauren and drummer Kenny Washington, Terry plays a variety of original tunes based on the blues and other fairly common chord changes. The good-humored music (which includes such song titles as "One Foot in the Gutter," "Serenade to a Bus Seat" and "Ode to a Flugelhorn") is quite enjoyable, highlighted by Terry's Mumbles vocal on "Joonji," a few creative singalongs, and lots of exciting flugelhorn playing. This fine set is rounded off by ten minutes of storytelling by Terry that covers Count Basie, Duke Ellington, jazz education, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	01/30/1995
Label:	Chesky Records
UPC:	0090368012722
Rank:	129993

Tracks

1. One Foot in the Gutter
2. Opus Ocean
3. Michelle
4. Serenade to a Bus Seat
5. Joonji
6. Ode to a Flugelhorn
7. Funky Mama
8. Interview

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Clark Terry   Primary Artist,Flugelhorn,Trumpet
Don Friedman   Piano
Marcus McLauren   Bass
Jimmy Heath   Sax (Tenor)
Kenny Washington   Drums

Technical Credits

Jeremy Kipnis   Assistant Engineer
Norman Chesky   Executive Producer
David Chesky   Producer
Roy Spangenthal   Project Director
Steve Guttenberg   Assistant Producer
Alan Nahigian   Photography,Art Direction
Clark Terry   Composer
Shari Rothstein   Production Coordination
Bob Katz   Mastering,Engineer,Editing
Steve Kaiser   Liner Notes,Producer
Bill Allen   Assistant Engineer