The Honeysuckle Breeze

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The Honeysuckle Breeze
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Studio album by
Released1967
RecordedSeptember 18, 19 7 20, 1967
Genre Jazz
Length34:49
Label Impulse!
Producer Bob Thiele
Tom Scott chronology
The Honeysuckle Breeze
(1967)
Rural Still Life
(1968)

The Honeysuckle Breeze is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Tom Scott featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label. [1]

Contents

Parts of the saxophone solo in "Today" were sampled in "They Reminisce Over You," by jazz rap duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth, off their critically acclaimed 1992 album Mecca and the Soul Brother .

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 1½ stars stating "The dated effects, weak material, and the brevity of the performances make this a rather forgettable commercial record. Only of historical interest". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

  1. "The Honeysuckle Breeze" (Ian Freebairn-Smith) – 4:15
  2. "Never My Love (Donald Addrisi, Richard Addrisi) – 3:20
  3. "She's Leaving Home" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:17
  4. "Naima" (John Coltrane) – 2:45
  5. "Mellow Yellow" (Donovan Leitch) – 4:15
  6. "Baby, I Love You" (Jimmy Holliday, Ronnie Shannon) – 3:21
  7. "Today" (Marty Balin, Paul Kantner) – 3:20
  8. "North" (Joan Baez) – 4:30
  9. "Blues for Hari" (Tom Scott) – 3:57
  10. "Deliver Me" (Danny Moore) – 2:49
  • Recorded in Los Angeles, California on September 18, 1967 (tracks 2, 3 & 10), September 19, 1967 (tracks 6–8) and September 20, 1967 (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 9)

Personnel

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References

  1. Impulse! Records discography accessed April 13, 2011
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 13, 2011