Medina (album)

Medina
Studio album by Bobby Hutcherson
Released	1980; 1998 (CD)
Recorded	August 11, 1969
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Post-bop
Length	40:15
Label	Blue Note LT 1086; 7243 4 97508 2 1
Producer	Duke Pearson, Francis Wolff
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Patterns (1980) Medina (1980) Inner Glow (1980)
Alternative cover
CD reissue (1998)

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Medina is an album by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson. It was released in 1980 on Blue Note Records (LT 1086) featuring six tracks recorded on 11 August 1969. The CD reissue added five tracks (#7-11) recorded in 1968, previously released on vinyl in 1979, under the title Spiral .

Track listing

Original release (1980)

All compositions by Bobbie Hutcherson except as noted

A1. "Avis" – 6:44

A2. "Comes Spring" – 3:22

A3. "Dave's Chant" (Cowell) – 5:16

A4. "Orientale" (Cowell) – 5:53

B1. "Medina" (Chambers) – 10:57

B2. "Ungano" (Chambers) – 8:03

Bonus tracks on CD reissue (1998)

from Spiral (1979)

7. "Ruth" (Chambers) – 7:52
8. "The Wedding March" (Cowell) – 3:54
9. "Poor People's March" (Land) – 6:18
10. "Spiral" (Chambers) – 6:15
11. "Visions" – 3:50

Personnel

• Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone, marimba
• Harold Land – saxophone
• Stanley Cowell – piano
• Reggie Johnson – bass
• Joe Chambers – drums

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 107. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.