Israel (album)
Appearance
Israel | ||||
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Released | 1968 | |||
Recorded | February 19; March 4, 12 and April 16, 1968 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:12 | |||
Label | A&M/CTI SP 3008 | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
Kai Winding chronology | ||||
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J. J. Johnson chronology | ||||
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Israel is an album by American jazz trombonists Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the CTI label.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic awarded the album two stars out of five, saying, "This date is a bit commercial, with a small string section and woodwinds utilized on five of the nine numbers. Still, the beautiful tones of the co-leaders make this a worthwhile set."[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:23
- "Israel" (John Carisi) – 5:22
- "Catherine's Theme" (Francis Lai) – 5:14
- "Am I Blue / Sonnyboy" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke / Ray Henderson, Bud De Sylva, Lew Brown) – 4:32
- "Never My Love" (Donald Addrisi, Richard Addrisi) – 2:53
- "Saturday Night Is the Loneliest Night of the Week" (Jule Styne, Sammy Kahn) – 2:52
- "St. James Infirmary" (Joe Primrose) – 4:04
- "Django" (John Lewis) – 4:52
- "Try to Remember" (Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt) – 4:11
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 19 (tracks 5 and 6), March 4 (track 2), March 12 (tracks 3 and 7), and April 16 (tracks 1, 4, 8 and 9), 1968
Personnel
[edit]- J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding – trombone
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Ross Tompkins – piano, harpsichord
- Eric Gale, Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
- Ron Carter, Richard Davis – bass
- Grady Tate – drums
- Phil Bodner, George Marge, Romeo Penque – flute, oboe, clarinet
- Walter Kane, Frank Schwartz – bassoon
- Lewis Eley, Leo Kruczek, Charles Libove, David Nadien, Eugene Orloff, Tosha Samaroff – violin
- Al Brown – viola
- George Ricci – cello
- Eugene Bianco – harp
- Don Sebesky, J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding – arranger, conductor
References
[edit]- ^ CTI Records discography accessed February 9, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 9, 2012