Live at the Village Vanguard (Junko Onishi album)

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Live at the Village Vanguard
Live album by
Junko Onishi
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1994
RecordedMay 6-8, 1994
VenueThe Village Vanguard, New York City
GenreJazz
Length55:33
LabelSomethin' Else (Toshiba EMI)
TOCJ-5570
ProducerHitoshi Namekata
Junko Onishi chronology
Cruisin'
(1993) 		Live at the Village Vanguard
(1994) 		Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol II
(1995)

Live at the Village Vanguard was the third album by Japanese pianist Junko Onishi, released on September 21, 1994 in Japan. It was released on May 2, 1995 by Blue Note Records.

This album was the first live recording of a Japanese jazz musician at the Village Vanguard.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated, " This is a memorable set. When pianist Junko Onishi performs songs from the likes of Charles Mingus ("So Long Eric"), John Lewis ("Concorde"), and Ornette Coleman ("Congeniality"), she interprets each of the tunes as much as possible within the intent and style of its composer. "So Long Eric," although performed by her trio, gives one the impression at times that several horns are soloing together; in addition, polyrhythms are utilized part of the time, Ornette's "Congeniality" has a strong pulse but fairly free improvising, while "Concorde" sounds both distinguished and full of blues feeling, like John Lewis himself. Onishi's exploration of "Blue Skies" uplifts the warhorse through the use of colorful vamps and an altered melody, she takes the slow ballad "Darn That Dream" as a medium-tempo stomp, and her original, "How Long Has This Been Goin' On," is brooding but not downbeat and swings hard without losing its serious nature. There is not a weak selection in the bunch and the interplay between Onishi, bassist Reginald Veal, and drummer Herlin Riley is quite impressive.".[1]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."So Long Eric"-Charles Mingus8:27
2."Blue Skies"-Irving Berlin9:16
3."Concorde"-John Lewis6:32
4."How Long Has This Been Goin' On?"-Junko Onishi10:45
5."Darn That Dream"Eddie DeLangeJimmy Van Heusen6:31
6."Congeniality"-Ornette Coleman14:02

Personnel[]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Scott Yanow Allmusic Review accessed November 11, 2015

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