Impressions of Cleopatra

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Impressions of Cleopatra
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Studio album by
Released1963
RecordedMay 27 & 28, 1963
Los Angeles, CA
Genre Jazz
Label Columbia CL 2050
Producer Irving Townsend
Paul Horn chronology
Profile of a Jazz Musician
(1962)
Impressions of Cleopatra
(1963)
Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts
(1964)

Impressions of Cleopatra is an album by flautist Paul Horn featuring a jazz interpretation of Alex North's musical score for the 1963 film, Cleopatra which was originally released on the Columbia label. [1] [2]

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Reception

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AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars. [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Alex North

  1. "Caesar and Cleopatra Theme" - 3:55
  2. "Cleopatra's Palace Music" - 3:43
  3. "Love and Hate" - 3:03
  4. "Grant Me an Honorable Way to Die" - 7:03
  5. "Antony and Cleopatra Theme" - 4:01
  6. "Cleopatra Enters Rome" - 4:51
  7. "My Love Is My Master" - 3:20
  8. "A Gift for Caesar" - 3:40

Personnel

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References

  1. Paul Horn Catalog, accessed July 17, 2015
  2. Paul Horn discography Archived 2015-08-06 at the Wayback Machine , accessed July 17, 2015
  3. 1 2 Allmusic album listing, accessed August 17, 2015