Will Vinson

The very best thing about the smalls-LIVE series is how these recordings recreate the visceral experience of Smalls, the hang itself. Engineer (and celebrated jazz photographer) Jimmy Katz comes up close on every instrument - appropriate for a club with 60 seats - but also lets in the applause, the tinkling glasses, the night air. One caveat: The fades of applause and announcements are unfortunate production decisions. They interfere with the fantasy that you are there.

PERSONNEL:

WILL VINSON - Alto Sax
LAGE LUND - Guitar
AARON PARKS - Piano
MATT BREWER - Bass
MARCUS GILMORE - Drums

Recorded December 4th & 5th, 2012, live at SMALLS JAZZ CLUB, Greenwich Village, New York.

TRACKS:

01. The Clock Killer (Vinson)
02. Star of Greece (Vinson)
03. Swagger (Lage Lund)
04. Stablemates (Benny Golson)
05. Squeeze (Vinson)
06. Morning Glory (Duke Ellington)
07. Albemarle (Vinson)