Skylark (Paul Desmond album)
| Skylark | ||||
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ | ||||
| Genre | Cool jazz, bossa nova | |||
| Length | 53:28 Reissue with bonus tracks | |||
| Label | CTI CTI 6039 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Paul Desmond chronology | ||||
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Skylark is an album by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond featuring Gábor Szabó recorded in 1973 and released on the CTI label.[1]
Reception
The
Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Paul Desmond injects a bit of the 1970s into his sound, obtaining agreeable if not totally simpatico results... It's a cautious change of pace for Desmond, although the fiercer context into which he was placed doesn't really fire his imagination".[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Track listing
- "Take Ten" (Paul Desmond) - 6:08
- "Romance de Amor" (Traditional) - 9:40
- "Was a Sunny Day" (Paul Simon) - 4:52
- "Music for a While" (Henry Purcell) - 6:45
- "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 5:21
- "Indian Summer" (Al Dubin, Victor Herbert) - 4:00
- "Music for a While" [alternate take] (Purcell) - 5:56 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Skylark" [alternate take] (Carmichael, Mercer) - 5:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Indian Summer" [alternate take] (Dubin, Herbert) - 5:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 27–28 and December 4, 1973
Personnel
From the original liner notes.[4]
- Paul Desmond - alto saxophone
- Bob James - piano, electric piano
- Gene Bertoncini - guitar
- Gábor Szabó - guitar (all solos)
- Ron Carter - bass
- Jack DeJohnette - drums
- percussion
- George Ricci - cello
- Don Sebesky - arranger
- recording engineer
References
- ^ CTI Records discography accessed February 10, 2012
- ^ a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed February 10, 2012
- ISBN 9780141014166.
- ^ Skylark (Liner notes). Paul Desmond. New York City: CTI Records. 1974. CTI 6039.
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