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Perhaps the single album that best sums up Bobby Hutcherson's early musical personality, Components is appropriately split into two very distinct halves. The first features four Hutcherson originals in a melodic but still advanced hard bop style, while the latter half has four free-leaning avant-garde pieces by drummer Joe Chambers. Hutcherson allots himself more solo space than on Dialogue, but that's no knock on the excellent supporting cast, which includes Herbie Hancock on piano, James Spaulding on alto sax and flute, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, and Ron Carter on bass. It's just more Hutcherson's date, and he helps unite the disparate halves with a cool-toned control that's apparent regardless of whether the material is way outside or more conventionally swinging. In the latter case, Hutcherson's originals are fairly diverse, encompassing rhythmically complex hard bop (the title track), pensive balladry ("Tranquillity," which features a lovely solo by Hancock), down-and-dirty swing ("West 22nd Street Theme"), and the gaily innocent "Little B's Poem," which went on to become one of Hutcherson's signature tunes and contains some lyrical flute work from Spaulding. The Chambers pieces tend to be deliberate explorations that emphasize texture and group interaction in the manner of Dialogue, except that there's even more freedom in terms of both structure and tonal center. (The exception is the brief but beautiful closing number, "Pastoral," an accurate title if ever there was one.) Components illustrated that Hutcherson was not only the most adventurous vibes player on the scene, but that he was also capable of playing more straightforward music with intelligence and feeling.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Ron Carter, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Bobby Hutcherson, Composer, Vibraphone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Chambers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Spaulding, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Blue Note Records
Ron Carter, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Bobby Hutcherson, Vibraphone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Chambers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Spaulding, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Blue Note Records
Ron Carter, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Bobby Hutcherson, Composer, Author, Vibraphone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Chambers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Spaulding, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Blue Note Records
Ron Carter, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Bobby Hutcherson, Composer, Vibraphone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Chambers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Spaulding, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Blue Note Records
Ron Carter, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Bobby Hutcherson, Vibraphone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Chambers, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Spaulding, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Blue Note Records
Ron Carter, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Bobby Hutcherson, Vibraphone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Chambers, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Spaulding, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Blue Note Records
Ron Carter, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Bobby Hutcherson, Vibraphone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Chambers, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Spaulding, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Blue Note Records
Ron Carter, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Bobby Hutcherson, Vibraphone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Chambers, Composer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Spaulding, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Blue Note Records
Album review
Perhaps the single album that best sums up Bobby Hutcherson's early musical personality, Components is appropriately split into two very distinct halves. The first features four Hutcherson originals in a melodic but still advanced hard bop style, while the latter half has four free-leaning avant-garde pieces by drummer Joe Chambers. Hutcherson allots himself more solo space than on Dialogue, but that's no knock on the excellent supporting cast, which includes Herbie Hancock on piano, James Spaulding on alto sax and flute, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, and Ron Carter on bass. It's just more Hutcherson's date, and he helps unite the disparate halves with a cool-toned control that's apparent regardless of whether the material is way outside or more conventionally swinging. In the latter case, Hutcherson's originals are fairly diverse, encompassing rhythmically complex hard bop (the title track), pensive balladry ("Tranquillity," which features a lovely solo by Hancock), down-and-dirty swing ("West 22nd Street Theme"), and the gaily innocent "Little B's Poem," which went on to become one of Hutcherson's signature tunes and contains some lyrical flute work from Spaulding. The Chambers pieces tend to be deliberate explorations that emphasize texture and group interaction in the manner of Dialogue, except that there's even more freedom in terms of both structure and tonal center. (The exception is the brief but beautiful closing number, "Pastoral," an accurate title if ever there was one.) Components illustrated that Hutcherson was not only the most adventurous vibes player on the scene, but that he was also capable of playing more straightforward music with intelligence and feeling.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:56
- Main artists: Bobby Hutcherson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1965 Blue Note Records ℗ 2015 Blue Note Records
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