Hubert LAWS - San Francisco concert - 1977 - CTI

This live set finds flutist Hubert Laws both looking backwards toward his best CTI recordings and ahead to his generally abysmal output for Columbia. With Bob James doing the arrangements, the music is more overtly commercial than Don Sebesky's earlier work. The adaptations of themes by Bizet and Rimsky-Korsakoff are worthwhile, and Laws does a fine job on the catchy Feel Like Making Love; the other selection is a forgettable tune by Dave Grusin. Backed by a huge string orchestra, Laws plays quite well, uplifting the material and doing what he can with the charts. This was his final CTI release. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide ★★★★☆

1. Pensativa (Clare Fischer) -  6:14
2. Gymnopédie #1 (Erik Satie) -  5:03
3. Feel Like Makin' Love (E.  McDaniels) - 6:14
4. Modadji (sic: Modaji)  (David Grusin) - 12:10
5. Scheherazade (Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakoff)  - 8:20
6. Amazing Grace (p.d.) - 5:49
7. The Chicago Theme (Bob James)  - 7:13
8. Farandole (L'Arlésienne Suite  #2) (Georges Bizet) - 10:58

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62 min - 15 plages
Enregistré au Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California: October 4, 1975

Producteur  : Creed Taylor
Ingénieur    :  Wally Heider.
Mixé et enregistré le 13 décembre 1976 par Rudy Van Gelder

LP:      CTI 7071
           CTI (Jap) GP-3101,
           CTI (Jap) LAX-3190,
           CTI (Jap) K20P-6825

CD:      MTCJ-4013 (JAP paper sleeve)
           KICJ-9022 [CD]

Photo de couverture (Pete Turner) + interieur (White Gate)
Design Rene Schumacher.

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CD Japonais - édition gatefold cardboard sleeve - $17

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Le site officiel de Hubert LAWS