Hubert Laws (born November 10, 1939) [1] is an American flutist and saxophonist with a career spanning over 50 years in jazz, classical, and other music genres. He is one of the most recognized and respected jazz flutists in the history of jazz. Laws is one of the few classical artists who has also mastered jazz, pop, and rhythm-and-blues genres, moving effortlessly from one repertory to another. [2]
Year | Title | Label | notes |
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1964 | The Laws of Jazz | Atlantic | |
1966 | Flute By-Laws | Atlantic | |
1968 | Laws' Cause | Atlantic | |
1969 | Crying Song | CTI | |
1970 | Afro-Classic | CTI | |
1971 | The Rite of Spring | CTI | |
1972 | Wild Flower | Atlantic | |
1972 | Morning Star | CTI | |
1973 | Carnegie Hall | CTI | |
1974 | In the Beginning | CTI | |
1975 | The Chicago Theme | CTI | |
1975 | The San Francisco Concert | CTI | |
1976 | Then There Was Light, Volume 1 | CTI | |
1976 | Romeo & Juliet | Columbia | |
1976 | Then There Was Light, Volume 2 | CTI | |
1978 | Say It With Silence | Columbia | |
1979 | Land of Passion | Columbia | |
1980 | Family | Columbia | |
1980 | How to Beat the High Cost of Living | Columbia | With Earl Klugh |
1982 | Studio Trieste | CTI | With Chet Baker and Jim Hall |
1983 | Make It Last | Columbia | |
1985 | New Earth Sonata | Sony Music | |
1990 | My Time Will Come | Music Masters Jazz | |
1994 | Storm Then the Calm | Music Masters Jazz | |
1998 | Hubert Laws Remembers the Unforgettable Nat "King" Cole | RKO/Unique | |
2002 | Baila Cinderella | Scepterstein | |
2004 | Moondance | Savoy Jazz | |
2005 | Hubert Laws Plays Bach for Barone & Baker | Denon Records | |
2006 | Hubert Laws Live - 30-year Video Retrospective | Spirit Productions | |
2009 | Flute Adaptations of Rachmaninov & Barber | Spirit Productions |
With Roy Ayers
With Chet Baker
With George Benson
With Ron Carter
With Chick Corea
With Freddie Hubbard
With Bobby Hutcherson
With Jackie and Roy
With Milt Jackson
With Quincy Jones
With Gary McFarland
With Leon Spencer
With Stanley Turrentine
With McCoy Tyner
With Walter Wanderley
With others
With Debra Laws
With Eloise Laws
With Cheryl Lynn
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