Spirit of the Moment – Live at the Village Vanguard

{{Infobox album

| name = Spirit of the Moment – Live at the Village Vanguard

| type = live

| artist = Joshua Redman Quartet

| cover = Spirit-of-the-movement-live-at-the-village-vanguard.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1995

| recorded = March 21–26, 1995

| venue =

| studio = Village Vanguard, New York City

| genre = Jazz

| length = 02:27:48

| label = Warner Bros.

| producer = Matt Pierson

| chronology = Joshua Redman

| prev_title = Moodswing

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = Blues for Pat: Live In San Francisco

| next_year = 1995

}}

Spirit of the Moment – Live at the Village Vanguard is a 1995 live album by jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman, released by Warner Bros. Records (9362-45923-2).{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Joshua-Redman-Quartet-Spirit-Of-The-Moment-Live-At-The-Village-Vanguard/release/1646507 |title=Joshua Redman Quartet – Spirit Of The Moment - Live At The Village Vanguard |work=Musical review |publisher=Discogs.com |accessdate=2014-05-10}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}

| rev2 = The Buffalo News

| rev2score = {{rating|4|4}}{{cite web |last1=Simon |first1=Jeff |title=IN BRIEF |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/in-brief/article_9e55380f-8be3-594d-9225-a08e1de9b060.html |website=The Buffalo News |accessdate=20 August 2020 |language=en |date=September 22, 1995}}

| rev3 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Larkin|first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpo06lark/page/4472/mode/2up?q=redman |publisher=archive.org |accessdate=7 August 2020 |page=4473|language=en}}

| rev4 = Tom Hull

| rev4score = B+{{cite web |title=Tom Hull: Grade List: Joshua Redman | url=http://tomhull.com/ocston/nm/get_gl.php?n=joshua+redman | publisher=Tom Hull |accessdate=16 July 2020}}

| rev5 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

| rev5score = {{rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |page=1095|url=https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/1276/mode/2up |accessdate=31 August 2020 |language=en}}

| rev6 = The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide

| rev6score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Swenson |first1=John |title=The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Random House |url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swens |url-access=registration |quote=Joshua Redman |accessdate=6 August 2020 |language=en}}

}}

Reception

The AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 4.5 stars.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/spirit-of-the-moment-live-at-the-village-vanguard-mw0000174946 |title=Joshua Redman Quartet - Spirit of the Moment: Live at the Village Vanguard |work=Musical review |first=Scott |last=Yanow |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=2014-05-10}} He recommends the album and points out that we get a definitive look at how the tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman sounded in the mid 1990s by listening to it. Redman is joined by Peter Martin (piano), Christopher James Thomas (bass), and Brian Blade (drums), and they are showing off both a wide range and lyricism stretching from Gene Ammons (saluted on "Jig-a-Jug") to late John Coltrane. Jeff Simon of The Buffalo News commented, "Redman is still a wonderful musician, even more grounded in swing-era basics than James Carter (listen to his balladry on "Neverend"). So, too, is he unpredictable, if not nearly as brilliant, driven and limitlessly surprising as Carter."