| Bring Yr Camera | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | February 1988 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, blues | |||
| Length | 48:26 | |||
| Label | Elektra/Musician | |||
| Producer | Arthur Moorhead, Wayne Horvitz | |||
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Bring Yr Camera is an album by American keyboardist and composer Wayne Horvitz's band the President. [1] [2] It was recorded in 1988 and released on the Elektra/Musician label. [3] [4] Horvitz considered the President to be his attempt at a blues group. [5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
The New York Times wrote that "Horvitz's pieces dip into blues and slide-guitar rock a la Little Feat, along with mock-minimalist repetition, tinges of gamelan or Latin or Japanese music, and whatever else pops into mind." [7]
The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick stated: "Bring Yr Camera is an enjoyable disc and very much of its time, but one can't help but think of some degree of wasted potential". [6]
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