| Ebony Rhapsody | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | June 2, 1990 | |||
| Venue | Birdland (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 56:11 | |||
| Label | Candid | |||
| Producer | Mark Morganelli | |||
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Ebony Rhapsody is an album by saxophonist Ricky Ford. [1] [2]
| Ebony Rhapsody | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | June 2, 1990 | |||
| Venue | Birdland (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 56:11 | |||
| Label | Candid | |||
| Producer | Mark Morganelli | |||
| Ricky Ford chronology | ||||
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Ebony Rhapsody is an album by saxophonist Ricky Ford. [1] [2]
Ebony Rhapsody was recorded in concert at Birdland in New York City on June 2, 1990, and released on CD by Candid Records. [3] It is a quartet recording, with leader Ricky Ford (tenor sax) joined by Jaki Byard (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), and Ben Riley (drums). [4] Five of the nine tracks are Ford originals.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [6] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Tenor-saxophonist Ricky Ford is in his usual swinging form on this live quartet date ... easily recommended to fans of the distinctive tenor and those who enjoy modern hard bop". [5] The Chicago Tribune reviewer commented that "Though there is nothing particularly musically distinctive about any of it, the recording is vivid and makes you wish you'd been there to hear it happen". [4]
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