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

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
Producer	Jamie Saft & Cuong Vu
Jamie Saft chronology
Ragged Jack (1997) Sovlanut (2000)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

References