Waiting for the Moment

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Waiting for the Moment
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Studio album by
Released1977
RecordedJuly 6–8, 1977, at Fantasy Studios Berkeley, CA
Genre Jazz
Label Galaxy GXY 5104
Producer Ed Michel
Stanley Cowell chronology
Regeneration
(1976)
Waiting for the Moment
(1977)
Talkin' 'Bout Love
(1978)

Waiting for the Moment is a solo album by keyboardist Stanley Cowell recorded in 1977 and first released on the Galaxy label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide B+ [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow called it "An interesting if not quite essential program". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Stanley Cowell except as indicated

  1. "Ragtime" (Jimmy Heath) - 3:04
  2. "Boogie Woogie" (Heath) - 3:00
  3. "Parisian Thoroughfare" (Bud Powell) - 3:32
  4. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:36
  5. "Spanish Dancers" (Bill Lee) - 2:15
  6. "Sienna: Welcome, My Darling" - 5:16
  7. "Sienna: Waiting for the Moment" - 4:40
  8. "Coup De Grass" - 4:40
  9. "Today, What a Beautiful Day" - 5:17

Personnel

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References

  1. Stanley Cowell discography accessed January 5, 2015
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Waiting for the Moment – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 23, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 52. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.