Christian McBride & Inside Straight – Live At The Village Vanguard (2-LP Vinyl)
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Christian McBride has been one of the most in-demand bassists in jazz since his teens, coming up through the ranks alongside Roy Hargrove, Joshua Redman, and Benny Green before establishing himself as a bandleader, educator, and tireless advocate for the acoustic tradition. The Village Vanguard residency documented here represents something rare: a working band that has deepened its chemistry over years of real gigs, not studio sessions, with McBride, Steve Wilson, Warren Wolf, and Peter Martin playing like a unit that genuinely knows each other's next move.
While attending a show at the Village Vanguard in 2006, it occurred to Christian McBride that he hadn't played there in nearly 9 years, as he'd 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 he'd recently met, Warren Wolf. Due to prior commitments, Reed could no longer be in the group, but pianist Peter Martin joined the group immediately upon the release of Christian McBride & Inside Straight's first Mack Avenue recording, Kind of Brown, and Peter's been in the piano chair ever since. The Village Vanguard has been McBride and Inside Straight's 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.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Disc 1
Side D
UPC: 673203119215
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Release Date: 11.26.21
Format: LP Vinyl