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- Date Released: January 1, 1970
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Contemporary Jazz Masters
- Copyright: (P) 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1990 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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They Say...
Some of Hubert Laws' more commercial recordings left much to be desired, but at his best, he's been a highly imaginative soloist who can play jazz, classical and R&B equally well. A fine overview of his CTI efforts of the early to-mid-'70s, The Best of Hubert Laws is an eclectic and unpredictable CD that finds him offering adventurous interpretations of everything from John Coltrane's "Moment's Notice" to classical pieces by Stravinsky ("The Rite of Spring") and Bach ("Allegro from Concerto #3 in D"). While an NAC/smooth jazz artist would play a mindless, note-for-note cover of Maria Muldaur's "Midnight at the Oasis," the flutist insightfully transforms the 1974 pop hit into gritty jazz-funk. Electric keyboardist Bob James performs some excellent solos, which expose and underscore the vacuous and shallow nature of his subsequent work.
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11 Total Tracks, 71:59 Total Length
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Credits
- John Tropea - Guitar // Joe Beck - Guitar // Joe Beck - Guitar // Joe Beck - Guitar // Ron Carter - Bass // Ron Carter - Bass // Ron Carter - Bass // Ron Carter - Bass // Ron Carter - Bass // Jack DeJohnette - Drums // Jack DeJohnette - Drums // Bob James - Piano // Bob James - Piano // Bob James - Piano // Bob James - Piano // Bob James - Arranger // Bob James - Arranger // Bob James - Arranger // Bob James - Arranger // Bob James - Keyboards // Bob James - Keyboards // Bob James - Keyboards // Bob James - Keyboards // Bob James - Piano (Electric) // Bob James - Piano (Electric) // Bob James - Piano (Electric) // Bob James - Piano (Electric) // Hubert Laws - Flute // Hubert Laws - Arranger // Hubert Laws - Main Performer // Ronnie Laws - Sax (Tenor) // David Sanborn - Sax (Alto) // David Friedman - Percussion // David Friedman - Percussion // David Friedman - Percussion // David Friedman - Vibraphone // David Friedman - Vibraphone // David Friedman - Vibraphone // Phil Upchurch - Guitar // Al Brown - Viola // Ralph MacDonald - Percussion // David Nadien - Violin // Waits, Frederick - Drums // Airto Moreira - Percussion // Airto Moreira - Percussion // Airto Moreira - Percussion // Fred Alston, Jr. - Bassoon // Gene Bertoncini - Guitar // Gene Bertoncini - Guitar // Gene Bertoncini - Guitar // Randy Brecker - Trumpet // Randy Brecker - Trumpet // Billy Cobham - Drums // Billy Cobham - Drums // Harry Cykman - Violin // Denis DeCoteau - Conductor // Glen Deardorff - Guitar // Didier C. Deutsch - Producer // Didier C. Deutsch - Liner Notes // Gayle Dixon - Violin // Don Sebesky - Arranger // Max Ellen - Violin // Steve Gadd - Drums // Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer // Paul Gershman - Violin // Emanuel Green - Violin // Harry Lookofsky - Violin // Gary King - Bass // Harold Kohon - Violin // Richard Landrum - Percussion // Charles Libove - Violin // Harvey Mason, Sr. - Drums // Matthew Raimondi - Violin // George Ricci - Cello // Alan Shulman - Cello // Creed Taylor - Producer // Mark Wilder - Mastering // Mark Wilder - Mixing // Wally Kane - Bassoon // Emanuel Vardi - Viola // Joel Zimmerman - Art Direction // Lesley Schiff - Artwork // Bruce Mishkin - Art Direction
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Composers
Bob James // Don Sebesky -
Performers
Randy Brecker played Trumpet // Ron Carter played Bass (Vocal) // Billy Cobham played Drums // Bob James played Piano // Gene Bertoncini played Guitar // Phil Upchurch played Guitar // Ronnie Laws played Sax (Tenor) // Joe Beck played Guitar // JOHN TROPEA played Guitar // Steve Gadd played Drums // Airto played Percussion // Harvey Mason played Drums // Ralph Mac Donald played Percussion // Matthew Raimondi played Violin // Gary King played Bass (Vocal) // Charles Libove played Violin // Max Ellen played Violin // Ralph McDonald played Percussion // David Nadien played Violin // Emanuel Green played Violin // Harry Cykman played Violin // Paul Gershman played Violin // Harry Lookofsky played Violin // Harold Kohon played Violin // Aorto . played Percussion // Jack Dejonette played Drums // Gayle Dixon played Violin // Dave Sanborn played Sax (Alto) // Richie "Pablo" Landrum played Percussion // George Bensen played Guitar // Dave Fiedman played Percussion // Fred Waits played Drums // David Fiedman played Percussion // Doug Bascomb played Bass (Vocal) // Glen Deardorf played Guitar -
Other Details
- Instruments:
- Flute //
- Guitar //
- Percussion //
- Piano //
- Trumpet //
- Violin //
- Bass (Vocal) //
- Drums //
- Keyboards //
- Sax (Alto) //
- Sax (Tenor)
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