Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard | ||||
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Live album by The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra | ||||
Released | 2008 | |||
Venue | Village Vanguard | |||
Genre | Jazz, big band | |||
Length | 92:03 | |||
Label | Planet Arts | |||
Producer | Douglas Purviance, Thomas Bellino | |||
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra chronology | ||||
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Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard is an album by the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra led by Jim McNeely. It won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2009.
Most of the songs and arrangements are by Thad Jones, who founded the group as the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. The arrangements for "Willow Tree" and "St. Louis Blues" are by Bob Brookmeyer, a founding member of the group.