The Rite of Spring (Hubert Laws album)

The Rite of Spring
Studio album by Hubert Laws
Released	August 26, 1971
Recorded	June 8, 10 and 25, 1971
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	30:29
Label	CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
Hubert Laws chronology
Afro-Classic (1970) The Rite of Spring (1971) Wild Flower (1972)

The Rite of Spring is an album by flautist Hubert Laws released on the CTI label featuring jazz interpretations of classical music compositions. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 2½ stars stating "Long before Wynton decided he could play classical chops as well as the real long-haired interpreters, even though he was a jazz musician, Hubert Laws and his partners at CTI gave it a run with a jazz twist, and for the most part with a far more adventurous repertoire. Unfortunately, the results were just about as thrilling as Wynton's, with a few notable exceptions. ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Pavane" (Gabriel Fauré) - 7:43
2. "The Rite of Spring" (Igor Stravinsky) - 9:03
3. "Syrinx" (Claude Debussy) - 3:34
4. "Brandenburg Concerto #3 (First Movement)" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 6:01
5. "Brandenburg Concerto #3 (Second Movement)" (Bach) - 4:27

Personnel

• Hubert Laws - flute
• Wally Kane, Jane Taylor - bassoon
• Bob James - piano, electric piano, electric harpsichord
• Gene Bertoncini, Stuart Scharf - guitar
• Ron Carter - bass
• Jack DeJohnette - drums
• Dave Friedman - vibraphone, percussion
• Airto Moreira - percussion
• Don Sebesky - arranger, conductor

References

1. CTI discography accessed February 7, 2012
2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 7, 2012
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 871. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.