Roadsong (album)

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Roadsong
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Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedSeptember 19 & 21, 1977
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length40:36
Label Muse
MR 5150
Producer Richie Cole
Vic Juris chronology
Roadsong
(1978)
Horizon Drive
(1979)

Roadsong' is an album by guitarist Vic Juris recorded in 1977 and released on the Muse label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars noting that "guitarist Vic Juris performs fusion-oriented music during this recording ... despite some fiery solos from the leader, the overall results are not particularly memorable and sound very much of the period". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Vic Juris except where noted

  1. "Roadsong" (Wes Montgomery) – 5:47
  2. "Portabelo Market" – 7:23
  3. "Leah" – 4:45
  4. "Vic's Theme" (Terry Silverlight) – 3:27
  5. "In Between" – 4:01
  6. "One for Sonny" – 4:52
  7. "Free Bird" – 4:53
  8. "Two Lovely People" – 5:28

Personnel

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References

  1. Muse Records discography accessed February 11, 2019
  2. Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5150 to 5199, accessed February 11, 2019
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Vic Juris: Roadsong – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 11, 2019.