Live at the Village Gate (1990)

About this title: Flugelhornist Clark Terry, three weeks shy of his 70th birthday at the time of this live performance, sounds very much at the peak of his powers throughout Live at the Village Gate. Teamed up with old friend Jimmy Heath, who doubles on tenor and soprano, pianist Don Friedman, bassist Marcus McLauren and drummer Kenny Washington (altoist Paquito D'Rivera guests on "Silly Samba"), Terry performs eight little-known originals. The tunes are all fairly basic, but they inspire these talented musicians to some of their best playing. The hard-swinging music, which includes a trumpet-drums duet on ... read more

Tracks:

1. Top and Bottom [Terry]
2. Keep, Keep, Keep on Keepin' On [Terry]
3. Silly Samba [Terry]
4. Pint of Bitters [Terry]
5. Sheba [Terry]
6. Brushes and Brass [Terry]
7. Simple Waltz [Brookmeyer/Terry]
8. Hey Mr. Mumbles [Terry]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.