Spiral (Bobby Hutcherson album)

Spiral
Studio album by Bobby Hutcherson
Released	1979
Recorded	April 3, 1965; November 11, 1968
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Post-bop
Length	36:38
Label	Blue Note LT 996
Producer	Michael Cuscuna, Duke Pearson, Francis Wolff, Alfred Lion
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Total Eclipse (1969) Spiral (1979) Medina (1980)

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Spiral is an album by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson. It was released in 1979 on Blue Note Records (LT 996) featuring six tracks recorded in November, 1968, except for "Jasper", recorded in April 1965 and later added to the CD reissue of Dialogue, since it was recorded the same day. The first five tracks of Spiral may also be found on the CD reissue of Medina.

Track listing

1. "Ruth" (Chambers) – 7:52
2. "The Wedding March" (Cowell) – 3:54
3. "Poor People's March" (Land) – 6:18
4. "Spiral" (Chambers) – 6:15
5. "Visions" (Hutcherson) – 3:50
6. "Jasper" (Andrew Hill) – 8:29

Personnel

Musician of tracks 1–5 (November 1968)

• Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone, marimba
• Joe Chambers – drums
• Harold Land – saxophone
• Stanley Cowell – piano
• Reggie Johnson – bass

Musicians of track 6 (April 1965)

• Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone, marimba
• Joe Chambers – drums
• Andrew Hill – piano
• Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
• Sam Rivers – tenor sax, bass clarinet
• Richard Davis – bass

Producers

• Michael Cuscuna – produced for release
• Duke Pearson – producer of tracks 1–5
• Francis Wolff – producer of tracks 1–5
• Alfred Lion – producer of track 6