Birds of Springtimes Gone By

On a Joe Lovano Quartet, and a moment in time

A 2016 Village Vanguard reunion of the Joe Lovano Quartet, featuring drummer Billy Hart, bassist Anthony Cox and trumpeter Tom Harrell.

Earlier today, a post on the Blue Note Records socials reminded me that on this day 30 years ago, the Joe Lovano Quartet logged an important entry under the “Live at the Village Vanguard” banner. I have a story to tell a…