Waiting for the Moment

Waiting for the Moment
Studio album by Stanley Cowell
Released	1977
Recorded	July 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]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+ [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
DownBeat	[5]

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

• Stanley Cowell – piano, electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer, kalimba

References

1. Stanley Cowell discography accessed January 5, 2015
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.
5. Henschen, Bob (March 22, 1979). "Record Reviews". DownBeat . 46 (6): 22–24.