Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard

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.

Reception
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".

Track listing
All compositions by Art Pepper except as indicated
 * 1) "Valse Triste" - 11:15
 * 2) "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 11:49
 * 3) "Blues for Les" - 11:45
 * 4) "My Friend John" - 9:21
 * 5) "Blues For Heard" - 12:03 - CD Bonus Track

Personnel

 * Art Pepper - alto saxophone
 * George Cables - piano
 * George Mraz - bass
 * Elvin Jones - drums