Night Lights is an album by American jazz saxophonist Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1963 and first released on the Philips label. The album's re-release on the Verve Label, includes the bonus track "The Lonely Night (Night Lights 1965 Version) which originally only appeared on Mulligan's 1965 album "Feelin' Good" with vocals by Judy Holliday. [1][2]
| Night Lights | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | September 12 and October 3, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Nola Penthouse Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Cool jazz | |||
| Length | 31:31 | |||
| Label | Philips PMH 600-108 | |||
| Producer | Hal Mooney | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating: "This is a rather relaxed recording featuring baritonist Gerry Mulligan and some of his top alumni... The emphasis is on ballads and nothing too innovative occurs, but the results are pleasing and laid-back".[3]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Gerry Mulligan except as indicated
- "Night Lights" - 4:53
- "Morning of the Carnival" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) - 5:27
- "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (David Mann, Bob Hilliard) - 5:34
- "Prelude in E Minor" (Frédéric Chopin) - 4:11
- "Festival Minor" - 6:45
- "Tell Me When" - 4:06
- " The Lonely Night (Night Lights 1965 Instrumental Version) - 2:54 - Bonus track on Verve label re-release.
Personnel edit
- Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone, piano (track 1 only)
- Art Farmer - flugelhorn
- Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone
- Jim Hall - guitar
- Bill Crow - bass
- Dave Bailey - drums
References edit
- ^ Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived April 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine accessed February 22, 2016
- ^ Philips Records Discography accessed February 22, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Night Lights – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1054. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.