| Toys | ||||
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | February & March 1995 | |||
| Studio | Power Station, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 68:58 | |||
| Label | JMT JMT 514 022-2 | |||
| Producer | Stefan Winter | |||
| Uri Caine chronology | ||||
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Toys is the second album by pianist Uri Caine featuring four compositions by Herbie Hancock which was first released on the JMT label in 1995. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| All About Jazz |  [3] |
| Tom Hull | A− [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
In her review for Allmusic, Heather Phares said "Toys continues Uri Caine's integration of disparate styles into jazz... his technical brilliance and mercurial style shine". [2] Writing for All About Jazz, Robert R. Calder said "neither the most spontaneous nor always the most profound. Technical accomplishment it does have in spades, however". [3]
All compositions by Uri Caine except as indicated
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