Live at Glenn Miller Café Vol 1

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Live at Glenn Miller Café Vol 1
Live Glenn Miller Moondoc cover.jpeg
Live album by
Released2002
RecordedApril 15, 2002
VenueGlenn Miller Café, Stockholm
GenreJazz
Length60:41
LabelAyler
Jemeel Moondoc chronology
New World Pygmies vol. 2
(2002)
Live at Glenn Miller Café Vol 1
(2002)
Live in Paris
(2003)

Live at Glenn Miller Café Vol 1 is an album by American jazz saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc, which was recorded in Stockholm and released on Ayler Records, a Swedish label founded by Jan Ström and Åke Bjurhamn.[1] Moondoc leads a trio with bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake. The rhythm section had recorded the studio album ...and William Danced a few hours earlier with local saxophonist Anders Gahnold.[2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[4]

In his review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy states "Moondoc is an underrated heavyweight of the saxophone: The elder statesman drinks from the well of Ornette Coleman, but Moondoc plies his own sound with a sighing lyricism that lures the listener into his den."[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Jemeel Moondoc
  1. "Hi-Rise" - 30:55
  2. "Blues for my People" - 29:46

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Live at Glenn Miller Café Vol 1 at Ayler Records
  2. ^ William Parker sessionography by Rick Lopez
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Loewy, Steve. Jemeel Moondoc – Live at Glenn Miller Café Vol 1: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1033. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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