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Crying Song (album)

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Released
  
1969

Crying Song (1969)
  
Afro-Classic (1970)

Release date
  
1969

Label
  
Epic Records

Length
  
33:42

Artist
  
Hubert Laws

Producer
  
Creed Taylor

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
July 23-24 (#1, 2, 4-6, 9) American Sound Studios, Memphis September 23-24, 1969 (#3, 7-8) Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
Hubert Laws albums, Jazz albums

Crying Song is an album by jazz flautist Hubert Laws released on the CTI label featuring performances of popular music (including songs by The Beatles and Pink Floyd) by Laws recorded in Memphis with Elvis Presley's rhythm section and at Rudy Van Gelder's studio.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

  1. "La Jean" (John Christopher) - 2:33
  2. "Love Is Blue/Sing a Rainbow" (André Popp/Arthur Hamilton) - 3:25
  3. "Crying Song" (Roger Waters) - 4:56
  4. "Listen to the Band" (Michael Nesmith) - 3:24
  5. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) - 3:12
  6. "Feelin' Alright" (Dave Mason) - 2:34
  7. "Cymbaline" (Waters) - 3:55
  8. "How Long Will It Be?" (Hubert Laws) - 6:11
  9. "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:32

Personnel

  • Hubert Laws - flute
  • Bobby Wood - piano (tracks 1, 2, 4-6 & 9)
  • Bobby Emmons - organ (tracks 1, 2, 4-6 & 9)
  • Bob James - electric piano, organ (tracks 3, 7 & 8)
  • George Benson (tracks 3, 7 & 9), Reggie Young (tracks 1, 2, 4-6 & 9) - guitar
  • Mike Leech - electric bass (tracks 1, 2, 4-6 & 9)
  • Ron Carter - bass (tracks 3, 7 & 8)
  • Gene Chrisman (tracks 1, 2, 4-6 & 9), Billy Cobham (tracks 3), Grady Tate (tracks 7 & 8) - drums
  • Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm - trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 1, 2, 4-6 & 9)
  • Garnett Brown, Tony Studd - trombone (tracks 1, 2, 4-6 & 9)
  • Art Clarke, Seldon Powell - saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4-6 & 9)
  • Ed Shaughnessy - tabla, sand blocks (track 6)
  • Lewis Eley, Paul Gershman, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Raoul Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi, Sylvan Shulman, Avram Weiss - violin (tracks 1 & 2)
  • Charles McCracken, George Ricci - cello (tracks 1 & 2)
  • Bob James, Glen Spreen, Mike Leech - arranger

    • Songs

    1La Jean2:33
    2Love Is Blue/Sing a Rainbow3:26
    3Crying Song4:57

    References

    Crying Song (album) Wikipedia
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