A Lovesome Thing

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A Lovesome Thing
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Studio album by
Released1991
RecordedSeptember 5–6, 1990
StudioBMG Studios, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length54:32
Label Antilles
848 213-2
Producer John Snyder
Frank Morgan chronology
Mood Indigo
(1989)
A Lovesome Thing
(1991)
You Must Believe in Spring
(1992)

A Lovesome Thing is an album by saxophonist Frank Morgan which was recorded in 1990 and released on the Antilles label the following year. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The review by Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "There are no barnburners on the date but overall the music is rewarding". [3]

Track listing

  1. "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) – 2:05
  2. "Footprints" (Wayne Shorter) – 7:00
  3. "Ten Cents a Dance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:25
  4. "Everything Happens to Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 7:05
  5. "Helen's Song" (George Cables) – 6:29
  6. "Pannonica" (Thelonious Monk) – 9:11
  7. "Wholey Earth" (Abbey Lincoln) – 5:17
  8. "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" (Billy Strayhorn) – 7:20
  9. "Lullaby" (Cables) – 4:40

Personnel

Performance

Production

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References

  1. Frank Morgan discography accessed December 18, 2018
  2. Frank Morgan Leader Entry accessed December 18, 2018
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Frank Morgan: A Lovesome Thing – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved December 18, 2018.