The Quarantined Jazz Voyager

The Quarantined Jazz Voyager wants you to be safe and encourages your diligence in staying healthy by not rushing to get back to normal. As we continue to practice social distancing by staying home, we can listen to great music and share that music with each other weekly to give you a little insight into the music choices during this sabbatical from jet setting investigations of jazz around the globe.

The world will be back and so will I. Until that outcome comes to fruition, this week’s entry is the 1964 album by vibraphonist Johnny Lytle titled The Village Caller, released on the Riverside Record label.

The quartet that filled out his quintet comprised of Milton Harris on organ, bassist Bob Cranshaw, drummer William “Peppy” Hinnant, and percussionist Willie Rodriguez recorded eight tunes of which four were contributed by Lytle. The compositions recorded are: The Village Caller (Lytle), On Green Dolphin Street, Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man, Pedro Strodder (Lytle), Kevin Devin (Lytle), You Don’t Know What Love Is, Unhappy, Happy Soul (Lytle), and Solitude.

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