Ragged Jack

Ragged Jack
Studio album by Jamie Saft & Cuong Vu
Released	May 20, 1997
Recorded	March 26, 1995, Eastside Sound, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	63:05
Label	Avant Avan 068
Producers	Jamie 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.

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Allmusic

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".

Track listing

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

• Jamie Saft - piano
• Cuong Vu - trumpet
• Andrew D'Angelo - alto saxophone, bass clarinet
• Jim Black - drums

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