Earl Klugh (album)

Earl Klugh
Studio album by Earl Klugh
Released	1976
Recorded	January – February 1976
Studio	Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California; Record Plant, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz smooth jazz
Length	39:08
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Earl Klugh chronology
Earl Klugh (1976) Living Inside Your Love (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Baltimore Afro-American	[2]

Earl Klugh is the debut album by jazz guitarist Earl Klugh, released in 1976. ^[1] Klugh is accompanied by Louis Johnson on bass and Lee Ritenour on guitar. ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Earl Klugh except where noted ^[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Las Manos de Fuego (Hands of Fire)"	Dave Grusin	5:33
2.	"Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"	Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals	4:01
3.	"Angelina"		4:50
4.	"Slippin' in the Back Door"	Louis Johnson	4:16
5.	"Vonetta"		6:04
6.	"Laughter in the Rain"	Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody	4:32
7.	"Waltz for Debby"	Bill Evans	4:58
8.	"Wind and the Sea"		4:48
9.	"Cabo Frio"		3:37
10.	"The Shadow of Your Smile"		3:00
11.	"Angelina"		5:16

Personnel

Musicians

• Earl Klugh – acoustic and electric guitars
• Chuck Findley, Oscar Brashear – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Garnett Brown – trombone
• Ray Pizzi – soprano saxophone
• Pete Christlieb – tenor saxophone, flute
• Jerome Richardson – baritone saxophone, flute
• Dave Grusin – piano, synthesizer, percussion
• Lee Ritenour – electric guitar
• Charles Meeks – bass guitar
• Louis Johnson – bass
• Harvey Mason – drums, percussion
• Laudir de Oliveira – percussion
• Alexander Murray, Bernard Kundell, Charles Veal, Jr., Daniel Shindaryov, Edgar Lustgarten, Joseph Stepansky, Karen Jones, Kenneth Yerke, Marcia Van Dyke, Marie Fera, Myer Bello, Pamela Goldsmith, Ralph Schaeffer, Thelma Beach –strings

Technical

• Larry Rosen – producer
• Phil Schier – engineer
• John Golden – mastering

Charts

Album – Billboard ^[4]

Year	Chart	Position
1976	The Billboard 200	124
1976	Jazz Albums	16

References

1. Wynn, Ron. "Earl Klugh". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
2. Baltimore Afro-American Review
3. "Earl Klugh Impressive". Baltimore Afro-American . Baltimore, Maryland. June 21, 1977. p. 18. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
4. "Earl Klugh - Billboard Albums". allmusic . Retrieved September 23, 2010.