Wild Flower (Hubert Laws album)

Last updated
Wild Flower
Wild Flower (album).jpg
Studio album by
Released22 July 1972
RecordedOctober 22, 1971, November 23, 1971, and January 27, 1972
Genre Jazz
Length30:59
Label Atlantic
Producer Joel Dorn
Hubert Laws chronology
The Rite of Spring
(1971)
Wild Flower
(1972)
Morning Star
(1972)

Wild Flower is an album by the flautist Hubert Laws released on the Atlantic label in 1972. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "A nice date from an earlier Laws period with a harder tone and more traditional jazz direction". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]

Track listing

  1. "Wild Flower" (John Murtaugh) - 3:14
  2. "Pensativa" (Clare Fischer) - 4:05
  3. "Equinox" (John Coltrane) - 6:26
  4. "Ashanti" (Murtaugh) - 5:31
  5. "Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 5:36
  6. "Yoruba" (Murtaugh) - 6:07
  • Recorded in New York City on October 22, 1971 (tracks 2 & 3), November 23, 1971 (tracks 1, 4 & 5) and January 27, 1972 (track 6)

Personnel

Related Research Articles

Bernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie is an American drummer, and an influential R&B, soul and funk musician. He is known for his precise musical time keeping and his signature use of triplets against a half-time backbeat: the "Purdie Shuffle." He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013.

<i>Chapter Two</i> (Roberta Flack album) 1970 studio album by Roberta Flack

Chapter Two is the second album by the American soul singer Roberta Flack. It was released in 1970 by Atlantic Records.

<i>Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway</i> 1972 studio album by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway

The 1972 Atlantic release Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway is a million-selling duet album by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway produced by Joel Dorn and Arif Mardin.

<i>Sophisticated Lou</i> 1973 studio album by Lou Donaldson

Sophisticated Lou is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label featuring Donaldson with Joe Farrell, Paul Winter, Joe Venuto, Derek Smith, Jay Berliner, Richard Davis, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, and Omar Clay with a string section arranged by Wade Marcus.

<i>Sugar</i> (Stanley Turrentine album) 1970 studio album by Stanley Turrentine

Sugar is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, his first recorded for the CTI Records label following his long association with Blue Note, featuring performances by Turrentine with Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Ron Carter, and Billy Kaye with Lonnie Liston Smith added on the title track and Butch Cornell and Richard "Pablo" Landrum on the other two tracks on the original release. The CD rerelease added a live version of the title track recorded at the Hollywood Palladium in 1971.

<i>Salt Song</i> 1971 studio album by Stanley Turrentine

Salt Song is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the CTI Note label featuring performances by Turrentine with an orchestra arranged by Eumir Deodato. The CD rerelease added another track.

<i>The Further Adventures of El Chico</i> 1966 studio album by Chico Hamilton

The Further Adventures of El Chico is an album by American jazz drummer Chico Hamilton featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

<i>Inner Space</i> (album) 1973 compilation album by Chick Corea

Inner Space is a compilation album of Chick Corea music released by Atlantic Records in 1973. The album contains all four tracks from Corea's 1968 debut album, Tones for Joan's Bones as well as two previously unreleased tracks from the same recording sessions and two tracks originally released on Hubert Laws' 1969 LP Laws' Cause.

<i>Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet</i> 1968 studio album by Milt Jackson

Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson accompanied by a string quartet arranged and conducted by Tom McIntosh that was recorded in 1968 and released on the Verve label.

<i>Goodbye</i> (Milt Jackson album) Milt Jackson album

Goodbye is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson recorded in 1973 and released on the CTI label.

<i>Morning Star</i> (Hubert Laws album) 1972 studio album by Hubert Laws

Morning Star is an album by flautist Hubert Laws released on the CTI and recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in 1972.

<i>In the Beginning</i> (Hubert Laws album) 1974 studio album by Hubert Laws

In the Beginning is a double album by flutist Hubert Laws released on the CTI and recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in 1974. The album was later reissued on CTI as two separate volumes entitled Then There Was Light.

<i>The Laws of Jazz</i> 1964 studio album by Hubert Laws

The Laws of Jazz is the debut album by jazz flautist Hubert Laws released on the Atlantic label in 1964.

<i>Laws Cause</i> 1969 studio album by Hubert Laws

Laws' Cause is the third album by jazz flautist Hubert Laws released on the Atlantic label in 1969.

<i>Spanish Blue</i> (album) 1975 studio album by Ron Carter

Spanish Blue is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey in 1974 and released on the CTI label.

<i>God Bless the Child</i> (Kenny Burrell album) 1971 album by Kenny Burrell

God Bless the Child is an album by American jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the CTI label.

<i>Time & Love</i> 1972 studio album by Jackie & Roy

Time & Love is an album by American vocalists Jackie Cain and Roy Kral featuring performances recorded in 1972 and released on the CTI label.

<i>Great Day</i> (album) 1963 studio album by James Moody

Great Day is an album by saxophonist James Moody recorded in 1963 and released on the Argo label. It was supervised by Esmond Edwards who also did the cover painting.

<i>Ruth Brown 65</i> 1966 live album by Ruth Brown

Ruth Brown '65 is an album released by vocalist Ruth Brown featuring tracks recorded in 1964 and originally released on the Mainstream label.

<i>Late Date with Ruth Brown</i> 1959 studio album by Ruth Brown

Late Date with Ruth Brown is an album by vocalist Ruth Brown featuring tracks recorded in 1959 and released on the Atlantic label.

References

  1. Atlantic Records discography accessed February 8, 2012
  2. 1 2 Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed February 8, 2012