Angel Eyes (Stanley Cowell album)

Angel Eyes
Studio album by Stanley Cowell
Released	1994
Recorded	April 1993 in Klampenborg, Denmark
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:28
Label	SteepleChase SCCD 31339
Producer	Nils Winther
Stanley Cowell chronology
Bright Passion (1993) Angel Eyes (1994) Live at Copenhagen Jazz House (1993)

Angel Eyes is a solo piano album by Stanley Cowell recorded in Denmark in 1993 and first released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 1995. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

AllMusic said the album was "Neither cabaret snooze nor avant-garde experiments, these nine piano solos are sublime, low-key mainstream jazz." ^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "A solid hour of flawless piano jazz." ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Stanley Cowell except as indicated

1. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin) – 7:39
2. "Morning Star" (Rodgers Grant) – 6:14
3. "Sendai Sendoff" – 5:23
4. "Imagine" (John Lennon) – 6:14
5. "Eronel" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:36
6. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 7:57
7. "Akua" – 6:52
8. "The Ladder" – 8:41
9. "Abscretion" – 5:13

Personnel

• Stanley Cowell – piano

References

1. Stanley Cowell discography accessed April 7, 2015.
2. Stanley Cowell catalog accessed April 7, 2015.
3. Mason, Stuart. Angel Eyes – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 7, 2015.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 313. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.