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Sunday Night at the Vanguard is an album by the Fred Hersch Trio. It earned the group a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.

Reception

Sunday Night at the Vanguard is pianist Fred Hersch’s second live recording at the Greenwich Village club with his current trio featuring bassist John Hébert and drummer Eric McPherson. It’s an ideal venue for this band, as their empathetic interplay makes them natural heirs to the Evans/LaFaro/Motian unit that revolutionized the jazz-piano trio on the Village Vanguard stage (JazzTimes).

Track listing

1 A Cockeyed Optimist 7:29
2 Serpentine 8:38
3 The Optimum Thing 5:14
4 Calligram 5:12
5 Blackwing Palomino 6:13
6 For No One 7:06
7 Everybody’s Song But My Own 7:20
8 The Peacocks 10:15
9 We See 7:07
10 Solo Encore: Valentine 3:26

Personnel
Fred Hersch – piano
John Hébert – bass
Eric McPherson – drums

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Released: 2016
Recorded: March 27, 2016
Label: Palmetto