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The Day Will Come

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Released
  
1970

Length
  
61:36

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
CBS

Recorded
  
March 1 & April 17, 1970 London

Producer
  
David Howells, Howard Riley

The Day Will Come is an album by English jazz pianist Howard Riley, which was recorded and released on CBS in 1970, and reissued on CD by Columbia in 1999. It features his working trio of that period, with bassist Barry Guy and drummer Alan Jackson.

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Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the record one of its rare crown accolades and notes that "the introduction of Barry Guy as co-composer is the key factor in our very high rating for this record. It is he who balances the rather tender and melancholic cast of Riley's playing."

Track listing

All compositions by Howard Riley except as indicated
  1. "Sphere" – 5:10
  2. "Sad Was the Song" (Barry Guy) – 4:20
  3. "Winter" – 4:15
  4. "Dawn Vision" (Barry Guy) – 5:39
  5. "Funeral Song" – 8:27
  6. "Playtime" (Barry Guy) – 6:00
  7. "Eclipse" – 6:05
  8. "Deeper" – 5:10
  9. "Games" (Barry Guy) – 5:00
  10. "Score" – 1:54
  11. "High" (Barry Guy) – 5:40
  12. "The Day Will Come" (Barry Guy) – 3:47

Personnel

  • Howard Riley – piano
  • Barry Guy – bass
  • Alan Jackson – drums

    • References

    The Day Will Come Wikipedia
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