Morning Star (Hubert Laws album)
| Morning Star | ||||
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| Released | 20 December 1972 | |||
| Recorded | September – November 1972 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:46 | |||
| Label | CTI | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Hubert Laws chronology | ||||
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Morning Star is an album by flautist Hubert Laws released on the CTI and recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in 1972.[1]
Reception
[edit]The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Morning Star is a joy all the way through... It's Laws at his very best; it helped define the essence of CTI".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Hubert Laws except where noted
- "Morning Star" (Rodgers Grant) - 7:57
- "Let Her Go" - 4:53
- "Where Is The Love" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) - 4:36
- "No More" - 5:01
- "Amazing Grace" (Traditional) - 7:19
- "What Do You Think of This World Now?" - 6:00
Personnel
[edit]- Hubert Laws - flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
- Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Garnett Brown - trombone
- James Buffington - French horn
- Phil Bodner - clarinet, flute, alto flute
- Romeo Penque - flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo, English horn
- Jack Knitzer - bassoon
- Bob James - electric piano
- John Tropea - guitar
- Ron Carter - bass
- Billy Cobham - drums
- Dave Friedman - vibraphone, percussion
- Ralph MacDonald - percussion
- Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice - violin
- George Koutzen, Charles McCracken, Lucien Schmit - cello
- Gloria Agostini - harp
- Lani Groves, Eloise Laws, Debra Laws, Tasha Thomas - vocal
- Don Sebesky - arranger, conductor
References
[edit]- ^ CTI discography accessed February 7, 2012
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 7, 2012