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The October Suite

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Released
  
January 1967

Release date
  
15 June 1966

Label
  
Impulse! Records

Length
  
38:42

Producer
  
Bob Thiele

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
October 14 and November 1, 1966 New York City

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Artists
  
Steve Kuhn, Gary McFarland

Similar
  
Gary McFarland albums, Jazz albums

The October Suite is an album by American jazz pianist Steve Kuhn and composer/arranger/conductor Gary McFarland featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

Contents

St tropez shuttle the october suite 2 6


Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "it is an anomaly in the Impulse catalog of the time in that it did not pursue the free jazz realms with the vengeance that most of the label's other acts did during that year".

Track listing

All compositions by Gary McFarland
  1. "Remember When" - 4:52
  2. "St. Tropez Shuffle" - 6:22
  3. "One I Could Have Loved" - 7:13
  4. "Traffic Patterns" - 7:38
  5. "Childhood Dreams" - 6:34
  6. "Open Highway" - 6:03

Recorded on October 14, 1966 (tracks 1-3) and November 1, 1966 (4-6).

Personnel

  • Steve Kuhn - piano
  • Gary McFarland – arranger, conductor
  • Isadore Cohen, Matthew Raimondi - violin (tracks 1-3)
  • Al Brown - viola (tracks 1-3)
  • Charles McCracken - cello (tracks 1-3)
  • Don Ashworth, Joe Firrantello (aka Joe Farrell), Irving Horowitz, Gerald Sanfino - woodwinds (tracks 4-6)
  • Corky Hale - harp (tracks 4-6)
  • Ron Carter - bass
  • Marty Morell – drums

    • Songs

    1One I Could Have Loved (Theme From 13)4:49
    2St Tropez Shuffle6:19
    3Remember When7:10

    References

    The October Suite Wikipedia
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