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Ragged Jack

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Ragged Jack
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 20, 1997
RecordedMarch 26, 1995, Eastside Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length63:05
LabelAvant Avan 068
ProducerJamie Saft & Cuong Vu
Jamie Saft chronology
Ragged Jack
(1997)
Sovlanut
(2000)

Ragged Jack is an album by keyboardist Jamie Saft and trumpeter Cuong Vu which was released on the Japanese Avant label in 1997.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

In his review for Allmusic, Nitsuh Abebe notes that "The resulting sessions have a fractured bop feel that might be marginally influenced by the downtown scene, but tend more toward solid, "traditional" free-jazz".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Cuong Vu except as indicated

  1. "Garbo" - 5:05
  2. "Mr. Mister" (Jamie Saft) - 7:10
  3. "Little Vina" - 9:58
  4. "The Schmucklehead" - 12:50
  5. "Mahunk" (Saft) - 4:38
  6. "In Hear" (Andrew D'Angelo) - 6:06
  7. "Or Anything Else" (D'Angelo) - 4:18
  8. "Karin" (Saft) - 8:56
  9. "Jack's in the House" - 3:22

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jamie Saft discography accessed January 9, 2014
  2. ^ a b Abebe, Nitsuh. Jamie Saft & Cuong Vu – Ragged Jack > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2014.