Headlines: The Village Vanguard turns 75
Coltrane . Live at the Village Vanguard
John Coltrane’s Live at the Village Vanguard is one of my favorite jazz albums and when Jac hippied me to the fact that the club had recently celebrated 75 years of music history - I had to share. The vanguard is an institution in NYC and a living testament to an era of Jazz.
The Village Vanguard celebrates its 75th birthday. This legendary club located in the West Village neighborhood of New York City has been what many believe to be the heart and soul of jazz for generations. Every fan worth their salt has his or her favorite album recorded in the tiny pie-shaped room that seats a mere 123 patrons – Bill Evans’s ‘Waltz for Debby’ and ‘Sunday at the Village Vanguard’ probably being the most famous, but John Coltrane’s ‘Live at the Village Vanguard’ is legendary. The Vanguard is where giants walked the earth and their spirit lives on.
