WBGO Live at the Village Vanguard Podcast

Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band perform live at the Village Vanguard on Dec. 10, 2013, with pianist Jon Cowherd, Chris Thomas on bass, Myron Walden and Melvin Butler on saxophones and Steve Cardenas on guitar.

Saxophonist Bill McHenry leads a quintet at the Village Vanguard in New York. Recorded by WBGO. June 10, 2009 11pm set (Wednesday).

Set List:

Chromatic Scale in A

Melancholy Baby

Norman

Study #1

Lyrical in C / La Cama

Other Birds

Thrush

Producer: Josh Jackson

Recorded by David Tallacksen

Recording Assistant: Josh Webb

Organist Larry Goldings, guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Bill Stewart perform live at the Village Vanguard on Nov. 13, 2013.

Tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane's quartet with David Virelles on piano, Johnathan Blake on drums and Dezron Douglas on bass performs live at the Village Vanguard in New York for a WBGO broadcast on Oct. 2, 2013.

Tom Harrell's "Colors of a Dream" ensemble performs in a live WBGO broadcast from New York's Village Vanguard on March 27, 2013. All compositions by Tom Harrell.

Set List

"State"

"Phantasy In Latin"

"2013 Blues"

"Sail Away"

"Sunday"

"Nite Life"

Personnel

Tom Harrell, trumpet/flugelhorn

Jaleel Shaw, alto saxophone

Wayne Escoffery, tenor saxophone

Esperanza Spalding, bass/vocals

Ugonna Okegwo, bass

Johnathan Blake, drums

Trumpeter Dave Douglas leads a quintet at the Village Vanguard in New York. Recorded for broadcast by WBGO. December 9, 2009 9pm set (Wednesday).

Personnel:

Dave Douglas, trumpet

Donny McCaslin, tenor sax

Uri Caine, piano

James Genus, bass

Clarence Penn, drums

Set List:

Handwritten Letter

Bridge To Nowhere

The Law Of Historic Memory

The Presidents

Variable Current

Blockbuster

War Room

All compositions by Dave Douglas

Producer: Josh Jackson

Recorded by David Tallacksen

Recording Assistant: Josh Webb

Drummer Billy Hart leads a quartet at the Village Vanguard in New York. Recorded for broadcast by WBGO. September 23, 2009 9pm set (Wednesday).

Personnel:

Billy Hart, drums

Mark Turner, tenor saxophone

Ethan Iverson, piano

Ben Street, bass

Set List:

Cheryl (Parker)

Lorca (Hart)

Dutchess (Hart)

Balkins (Hart)

Giant Steps (Coltrane)

Iverson's Odyssey (Turner)

John Coltrane (Lee)

Producer: Josh Jackson

Recorded by David Tallacksen

Recording Assistant: Josh Webb

Saxophonist JD Allen leads a trio at the Village Vanguard in New York. Recorded by WBGO. August 12, 2009 9pm broadcast set (Wednesday).

Set List:

Shine (Allen)

Pagan (Allen)

The North Star (Allen)

The Laughing Bell (Allen)

Id (Allen)

Angel (Allen)

Conjuration of Angles (Butch Morris)

Stardust (Carmichael)

Titus (Allen)

Sonhouse (Allen)

East Boogie (Allen)

Ezekiel (Allen)

Se'Lah (Allen)

Shine/Ready for Rudy (Allen)

Producer: Josh Jackson

Recorded by David Tallacksen

Recording Assistant: Josh Webb

Saxophonist BIll McHenry leads a quintet at the Village Vanguard in New York. Recorded for broadcast by WBGO. June 10, 2009 9pm set (Wednesday).

Set List:

Blues in A

Violeta

Meaning of the Blues

Lines

Guess I'll hang my tears out to dry

A21X27100

Thrush

Producer: Josh Jackson

Recorded by David Tallacksen

Recording Assistant: Josh Webb

Drummer Jeff Ballard's Fairgrounds ensemble performs in a live WBGO broadcast from New York's Village Vanguard on April 10, 2013.

Set List

"1974 Blues" (E. Harris)

"Run To The Sun" (K. Hays)

"Freegrounds" (group improvisation)

"Lady B" (Ballard)

"Sweet Stuff" (H. Silver)

"Cryin' Blues" (E. Harris)

"Days Fly By [With Ruby]" (J. Parker)

Personnel

Jeff Ballard, drums

Eddie Henderson, trumpet

Kevin Hays, piano

Jeff Parker, guitar

Larry Grenadier, bass