Afro-Classic
| Afro-Classic | ||||
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| Studio album by Hubert Laws | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | December 1 & 11, 1970 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:29 | |||
| Label | CTI | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Hubert Laws chronology | ||||
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Afro-Classic is an album by flautist Hubert Laws released on the CTI label featuring performances of popular and classical music by Laws recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in 1970.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 5 stars stating "Afro-Classic is a classic for the manner in which Laws, with brilliant assistance from arranger Don Sebesky, melded the jazz and classical worlds -- not to mention pop -- into a seamless whole".[2]
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
Track listing
- "Fire and Rain" (James Taylor) - 7:58
- "Allegro from Concerto No. 3 in D" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 3:47
- "Theme from Love Story" (Francis Lai) - 7:32
- "Passacaglia in C Minor" (Bach) - 15:14
- "Flute Sonata in F" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) - 3:17
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 1 & 11, 1970
Personnel
- Hubert Laws - flute
- Bob James - electric piano
- Gene Bertoncini - guitar
- Ron Carter - bass
- Fred Waits - drums
- Dave Friedman - vibraphone with fuzz pedal
- Richie "Pablo" Landrum, Airto Moreira - percussion
- Fred Alston, Jr. - bassoon
- Don Sebesky - arranger
References
- ↑ CTI discography accessed February 6, 2012
- 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 6, 2012
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