Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard

Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard
Live album by
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Released2008
VenueVillage Vanguard, New York City
GenreJazz, big band
Length92:03
LabelPlanet Arts
ProducerDouglas Purviance, Thomas Bellino
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra chronology
Up from the Skies
(2007)		 Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard
(2008)		 Forever Lasting
(2011)

Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard is an album by the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. It won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2009.

Most of the songs and arrangements are by Thad Jones, who founded the group as the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. "Willow Tree" and "St. Louis Blues" were arranged by Bob Brookmeyer, an original member of the group.

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