Live at the Village Vanguard

McBride sets a good example for contemporary definitions of ‘inside playing’ and ‘straight-ahead feel’… The excitement of the performance communicates to the audience (and vice versa), while... — Jazzwise, December 2021 - January 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 26th Nov 2021
Catalogue No: MAC1192LP
Label: Mack Avenue

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Live at the Village Vanguard

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While attending a show at the Village Vanguard in 2006, it occurred to Christian McBride that he hadnt played there in nearly 9 years, as hed been touring the world over. In June of 2007, Christian returned to the Village Vanguard with a group consisting of Steve Wilson, Eric Reed, Carl Allen and a young vibraphonist whom hed recently met, Warren Wolf. Due to prior commitments, Eric Reed could no longer be in the group, but pianist Peter Martin joined the group immediately upon the release of Christian McBride & Inside Straights first Mack Avenue recording, Kind of Brown, and Peters been in the piano chair ever since. The Village Vanguard has been Christian McBride and Inside Straights home for one to two weeks every December. Although many iterations of his groups have played there, Inside Straight was birthed at the Village Vanguard. This particular set was recorded in December of 2014, titled Live at the Village Vanguard.

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December 2021 - January 2022

McBride sets a good example for contemporary definitions of ‘inside playing’ and ‘straight-ahead feel’… The excitement of the performance communicates to the audience (and vice versa), while the intensity of the mostly long tracks ensures that you don’t notice the length.

January 2022

Live At The Village Vanguard is full of bravuramoments—the bass and drums exchange at the end of “Stick & Move” is especially spicy — but the band’s real strength is the writing. Between their varied rhythmic structures and use of orchestrated countermelody, the tunes are intricate and complicated, and because the thematic elements are sometimes continued under the solos, as on “Uncle James” or “Gang Gang,” the music offers the breadth of big band writing while maintaining the turn-on-a-dime immediacy of a small group. More, please.

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