Intensity (John Klemmer album)

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Intensity
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Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedAugust 14, 1971 and February 23, 1973
Genre Jazz
Length42:26
Label Impulse!
Producer Ed Michel
John Klemmer chronology
Waterfalls
(1972)
Intensity
(1973)
Magic and Movement
(1973)

Intensity is an album by American saxophonist and composer John Klemmer, released on the Impulse! label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4 stars. [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by John Klemmer
  1. "Rapture of the Deep" – 9:20
  2. "Love Song to Katherine" – 4:02
  3. "Prayer for John Coltrane" – 1:46
  4. "Waltz for John Coltrane" – 5:09
  5. "(C'mon An') Play With Me" – 3:01
  6. "Sea of Passion" – 5:49
  7. "Last Summer's Spell" – 13:19
  • Recorded at The Kabuki Theatre in San Francisco, California on, August 14, 1971 (tracks 6 & 7) and at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California on February 23, 1973 (tracks 1–5)

Personnel

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References

  1. Impulse! Records discography accessed January 5, 2012
  2. 1 2 AllMusic Review accessed January 5, 2012
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 120. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.