Live at Smalls (Ethan Iverson album)

Live at Smalls is a live album by American jazz pianist Ethan Iverson's quartet. The band consisted of Iverson on piano, Reid Anderson on double bass, Jeff Williams on drums, and Bill McHenry on tenor saxophone. The album was recorded on 8 February 2000 at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City and released in 2000 by Fresh Sound New Talent label.[3]

Live at Smalls
Live album by
Released2000
Recorded8 February 2000
VenueSmalls Jazz Club
GenreJazz
Length65:53
LabelFresh Sound New Talent
ProducerEthan Iverson, Bill McHenry
Ethan Iverson chronology
The Minor Passions
(1999)
Live at Smalls
(2000)
Costumes Are Mandatory
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD[2]

Reception

David R. Adler of AllMusic stated, "Pianist Ethan Iverson and tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry focus on quirky readings of standards in this co-led band, which they've unofficially named "Sub-Standard." The quartet is completed by bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Jeff Williams, both of whom supply a kind of perpetually off-kilter rhythmic feel underneath the two adventurous soloists. The music's in tempo, but not quite..."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Night and Day"Cole Porter7:38
2."Chronology"Ornette Coleman3:59
3."Theme from "Mr. Bean""Howard Goodall5:09
4."The Look of Love"Burt Bacharach8:00
5."Have You Met Miss Jones?"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart7:20
6."In Love in Vain"Jerome Kern, Leo Robin10:45
7."How High the Moon"Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton8:24
8."You've Changed"Bill Carey, Carl T. Fischer8:32
9."Blues Coda"Bill McHenry6:03
Total length:65:53

Personnel

References

  1. Adler, David R. "Live at Small's - Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson, Bill McHenry, Jeff Williams". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin. p. 825. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. Norris, J. (2002). "Ethan Iverson Live at Smalls". Coda Magazine. J. Norris (302–306). Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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