Sunset and the Mockingbird


Sunset and the Mockingbird is a live album by pianist Tommy [Flanagan (musician)|Tommy Flanagan], recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1997 on his 67th birthday and released on the Blue Note label.

Reception

AllMusic's Ken Dryden called the album a "memorable set". In JazzTimes, Bill Bennett wrote: "This is one of those recordings that defines the art of the piano trio in jazz. Tommy Flanagan's musical wisdom shines through at every juncture of these performances". On All About Jazz, Jack Bowers said "As he nears 70, Tommy Flanagan, like fine wine, becomes more pleasurable and venerated with each passing day. He plays with warmth, vigor, soul, an unerring sense of rhythm and dynamics, and any other ingredient one could wish for in a Jazz pianist".

Track listing

  1. "Birdsong" – 9:16
  2. "With Malice Toward None" – 10:26
  3. "Let's" – 7:19
  4. "I Waited for You" – 5:27
  5. "Tin Tin Deo" – 14:34
  6. "Sunset and the Mockingbird" – 5:52
  7. "The Balanced Scales/The Cupbearers" – 12:42
  8. "Good Night My Love" – 4:08

Personnel