Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard
{{Infobox album
| name = Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard
| type = Live album
| artist = Art Pepper
| cover = Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1979
| recorded = July 28, 1977
Village Vanguard in NYC
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 58:07
| label = Contemporary S 7642
| producer = Lester Koenig
| chronology = Art Pepper
| prev_title = No Limit
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = Friday Night at the Village Vanguard
| next_year = 1977
}}
Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1977 and released on the Contemporary label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/art-pepper/catalog/#original-jazz-classics-ojccd-694-2 Art Pepper Catalog] accessed February 1, 2016[http://artpepperdisco.blogspot.com.au/search/label/1977 Art Pepper : An Illustrated Discography of a Jazz Survivor] accessed February 1, 2016
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1143}}
}}
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Art Pepper's appearances at the Village Vanguard in 1977 were a major success, making the brilliance of the West Coast-based altoist obvious to the New York critics... the music is consistently stimulating and emotional".{{Allmusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000276064 |title=Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard – Review |accessdate=February 1, 2016}}
Track listing
All compositions by Art Pepper except as indicated
- "Valse Triste" - 11:15
- "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 11:49
- "Blues for Les" - 11:45
- "My Friend John" - 9:21
- "Blues For Heard" - 12:03 - CD Bonus Track