The Rite of Spring is an album by flautist Hubert Laws released on the CTI label featuring jazz interpretations of classical music compositions.[1]
| The Rite of Spring | ||||
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| Released | August 26, 1971 | |||
| Recorded | June 8, 10 and 25, 1971 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 30:29 | |||
| Label | CTI | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Reception edit
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 2½ stars stating "Long before Wynton decided he could play classical chops as well as the real long-haired interpreters, even though he was a jazz musician, Hubert Laws and his partners at CTI gave it a run with a jazz twist, and for the most part with a far more adventurous repertoire. Unfortunately, the results were just about as thrilling as Wynton's, with a few notable exceptions.[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing edit
- "Pavane" (Gabriel Fauré) - 7:43
- "The Rite of Spring" (Igor Stravinsky) - 9:03
- "Syrinx" (Claude Debussy) - 3:34
- "Brandenburg Concerto #3 (First Movement)" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 6:01
- "Brandenburg Concerto #3 (Second Movement)" (Bach) - 4:27
Personnel edit
- Hubert Laws - flute
- Wally Kane, Jane Taylor - bassoon
- Bob James - piano, electric piano, electric harpsichord
- Gene Bertoncini, Stuart Scharf - guitar
- Ron Carter - bass
- Jack DeJohnette - drums
- Dave Friedman - vibraphone, percussion
- Airto Moreira - percussion
- Don Sebesky - arranger, conductor
References edit
- ^ CTI discography accessed February 7, 2012
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 7, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 871. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.