Blow Up (Bobby Hutcherson album)

Blow Up
Live album by Bobby Hutcherson Harold Land Quintet
Released	1990
Recorded	July 25, 1969
Venue	Jazz à Juan, Juan-les-Pins
Genre	Post-bop
Length	56:18
Label	Jazz Music Yesterday JMY 1005-2
Bobby Hutcherson Harold Land Quintet chronology
Now! (1969) Blow Up (1990) San Francisco (1970)

Blow Up is a live album by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, released on the Jazz Music Yesterday label. ^[1]

Composition

"We were all embracing the political content of the music, versus issuing the traditional and conventional...Our approaches varied. We used sounds prevalent at the time and played in a free form. Our resources were expanded as we set out to re-examine the music. The apex for me came at a concert we had in Antibes. There were great moments at that show where we combined pulses with a great deal of freedom within a fixed form. Bobby was doing these incredible cadenzas."

—  Stanley Cowell ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Spiral" (Chambers) - 13:40
2. "Blow-Up" (Herbie Hancock) - 14:32
3. "Herzog" (Hutcherson) - 14:30
4. "Maiden Voyage" (Hancock) - 11:40
5. "Man on Mercury" (Land) - 1:56

Personnel

• Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone
• Harold Land - tenor saxophone
• Stanley Cowell - piano
• Reggie Johnson - bass
• Joe Chambers - drums

References

1. Mortensen, Scott. "Bobby Hutcherson & Harold Land - Blow Up." Bobby Hutcherson Discography. MusicWeb International, 2006. Web. 16 Jan. 2014.
2. Ouellette, Dan. "California Dreaming." DownBeat 80.4 (2013): 30-33. Print.