| The Sound of Paul Horn | ||||
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| Studio album by Paul Horn Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | March 30, 1961 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:18 | |||
| Label | Columbia CL 1677 | |||
| Producer | Irving Townsend | |||
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The Sound of Paul Horn is an album by Paul Horn which was originally released on the Columbia label in 1961. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating: "This sadly out-of-print Columbia LP features Paul Horn at the peak of his jazz powers. ...a fine jazz improviser who fell between cool jazz and hard bop". [3]
All compositions by Paul Horn except as indicated
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