The Rite of Spring (Hubert Laws album)

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
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 26, 1971
RecordedJune 8, 10 and 25, 1971
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length30:29
LabelCTI
ProducerCreed Taylor
Hubert Laws chronology
Afro-Classic
(1970)
The Rite of Spring
(1971)
Wild Flower
(1972)

Reception

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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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Track listing

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  1. "Pavane" (Gabriel Fauré) - 7:43
  2. "The Rite of Spring" (Igor Stravinsky) - 9:03
  3. "Syrinx" (Claude Debussy) - 3:34
  4. "Brandenburg Concerto #3 (First Movement)" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 6:01
  5. "Brandenburg Concerto #3 (Second Movement)" (Bach) - 4:27

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ CTI discography accessed February 7, 2012
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 7, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 871. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.