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Released
  
1961

A Day in the City (1961)
  
Circle Waltz (1962)

Release date
  
1961

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
36:16

Artist
  
Don Friedman Trio

Label
  
Original Jazz Classics

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Recorded
  
June 12, 1961 New York City

Similar
  
Circle Waltz, Dreams and Explorations, Metamorphosis, Flashback

A Day in the City (subtitled Six Jazz Variations on a Theme) is the debut album by pianist Don Friedman recorded in 1961 and released on the Riverside label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Friedman's playing (which shows the strong influence of modern classical music, particularly in its chords) rewards repeated listenings".

Down Beat critic Pete Welding had this to say about A Day in the City in his April 26, 1962 review: "Friedman is a pianist of extraordinary ingenuity and originality. Friedman will strike most listeners as a spiritual cohort of Bill Evans, for their approaches are markedly similar."

Track listing

All compositions by Don Friedman

  1. "Dawn" - 6:01
  2. "Midday" - 5:45
  3. "Rush Hour" - 6:41
  4. "Sunset" - 5:44
  5. "Early Evening" - 4:09
  6. "Night" - 7:56

Personnel

  • Don Friedman - piano
  • Chuck Israels - bass
  • Joe Hunt - drums

    • Songs

    1Dawn6:01
    2Midday5:45
    3Rush Hour6:41

    References

    A Day in the City Wikipedia
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