Skylark (Paul Desmond album)
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | November 27–28 and December 4, 1973 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Cool jazz, bossa nova | |||
| Length | 53:28 Reissue with bonus tracks | |||
| Label | CTI CTI 6039 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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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
[edit]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 | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Track listing
[edit]- "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
[edit]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
- Ralph MacDonald - percussion
- George Ricci - cello
- Don Sebesky - arranger
- Rudy Van Gelder - recording engineer
References
[edit]- ^ CTI Records discography accessed February 10, 2012
- ^ a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed February 10, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (7th ed.). London: Penguin. ISBN 9780141014166.
- ^ Skylark (Liner notes). Paul Desmond. New York City: CTI Records. 1974. CTI 6039.
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