Romeo & Juliet (Hubert Laws album)

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Romeo & Juliet
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Studio album by
Released1976
Studio Mediasound Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length36:39
Label Columbia Records
Producer Bob James, Bob Clearmountain
Hubert Laws chronology
Then There Was Light, Volume 1
(1976)
Romeo & Juliet
(1976)
Then There Was Light, Volume 2
(1976)

Romeo & Juliet is an album by flutist Hubert Laws. [1] It was released by Columbia Records and spent several weeks on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart in 1976. [2]

Contents

The album is "an adaptation of Tchaikovsky's famous theme with strings and electronic instruments, in a pop vein." [1] The AllMusic reviewer described the album as "Light jazz (with strings, keyboards, voices, etc.) and a classical/Eastern flavor." [3]

Track listing

  1. "Undecided" - 6:07
  2. "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" - 8:07
  3. "Forlane" - 4:11
  4. "Romeo & Juliet" - 7:41
  5. "What Are We Gonna Do?" - 5:30
  6. "Guatemala Connection" - 5:43

Personnel

Production

References

  1. 1 2 Thomas, Greg (February 23, 2011). "Hubert Laws: Flute Virtuoso and NEA Jazz Master". AllAboutJazz . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. "Top LPs & Tape". Billboard. December 4, 1976. p. 62.
  3. Erlewine, Michael. "Hubert Laws: Romeo & Juliet". AllMusic . Retrieved June 6, 2020.