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Released
  
1964

Length
  
33:29

Artist
  
Hubert Laws

Producer
  
Joel Dorn

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
April 2 & 22, 1964

The Laws of Jazz (1964)
  
Flute By-Laws (1966)

Release date
  
1964

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Hubert Laws albums, Jazz albums

The Laws of Jazz is the debut album by jazz flautist Hubert Laws released on the Atlantic label in 1964.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Laws is in fine form during what is essentially a straight-ahead jazz set. Some of the music is a little funky, but throughout, Laws (who plays piccolo on two of the seven numbers) is in excellent form".

Track listing

All compositions by Hubert Laws except as indicated
  1. "Miss Thing" (Bobby Thomas) - 3:47
  2. "All Soul" (Curtis Lewis) - 3:39
  3. "Black Eyed Peas and Rice" - 3:25
  4. "Bessie's Blues" - 6:12
  5. "And Don't You Forget It" (Thomas) - 2:59
  6. "Bimbe Blue" - 7:51
  7. "Capers" (Tommy McIntosh) - 5:36
  • Recorded in New York City on April 2, 1964 (tracks 1, 3 & 6) and April 22, 1964 (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7)

    • Personnel

  • Hubert Laws - flute, piccolo
  • Armando (Chick) Corea - piano
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Jimmy Cobb (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7), Bobby Thomas (tracks 1, 3 & 6) - drums

    • References

    The Laws of Jazz Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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