MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Gatefold
CONDITION COVER M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Hubert Laws - flute
Bob James - electric piano
Gene Bertoncini - guitar
Ron Carter - bass
Fred Waits - drums
Dave Friedman - vibraphone
Richie "Pablo" Landrum - percussion
Airto Moreira - percussion
Fred Alston, Jr. - bassoon
Don Sebesky - arranger
fire and rain - 7:58
allegro from concerto no. 3 in d - 3:47
theme from love story - 7:32
passacaglia in c minor - 15:14
flute sonata in f - 3:17
In the Seventies, fusion was a popular pigeonhole for music somewhere between jazz and pop
At the same time it was also an often used, belittling term employed by critics and representatives of 'pure' jazz, who never wanted to listen to it, let alone include any of the numerous LPs in their collection
Forty years later, the dust has settled
Flautist Hubert Laws’ recordings not only for the Atlantic but also the CTI labels are treasured – especially the present LP, which was produced by the 'Master of Sound' Creed Taylor
Now these crossover numbers from the worlds of classic, jazz, pop and easy listening are available once more
Discover, for example, Al Kooper’s composition "Fire And Rain" (more familiar are the versions from Blood, Sweat & Tears and James Taylor), the famous theme music from the film "Love Story", and three classical compositions by J. S. Bach and Mozart
All have been given a facelift and with such super sidemen ranging from Ron Carter to Bob James and a superb Freddie Waits on the drums, they are a real treat
So cast aside any preconceptions and enjoy this meticulous production and the clear reproduction on vinyl
RECORDING December 1 and 11 1970 at Rudy van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA
ENGINEERING Rudy van Gelder
LABEL CTI
RE MASTERING --
RE RELEASED June 2015
AVERAGE RATING 5 Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas
MADE IN Germany
STYLE Jazz / Crossover Jazz
AVAILABLE as long as inventory