Reach Out! (Hal Galper album)
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| Studio album by Hal Galper Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | November 11, 1976 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:52 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCS 1067 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
| Hal Galper chronology | ||||
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Reach Out! is an album by American pianist Hal Galper's Quintet, released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 1977.[1][2][3]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden states, "Hal Galper was on a tour during the 1970s, writing a number of adventurous post-bop compositions and getting regular opportunities to record them ... This is easily one of [his] best recordings".[4]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Hal Galper unless noted.
- "Reach Out" – 9:12
- "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) – 7:15
- "Spidit" – 5:57
- "My Man's Gone Now" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 3:51 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Waiting for Chet" – 8:09
- "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 3:14
- "Children of the Night" – 13:14
Personnel
[edit]- Hal Galper – piano
- Randy Brecker – trumpet
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, flute
- Wayne Dockery – bass
- Billy Hart – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 1000/31000 series discography accessed November 21, 2016
- ^ Hal Galper discography accessed November 21, 2016
- ^ Spiral Quest: album entry accessed November 21, 2016
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Reach Out – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 520. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.