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Some of Hubert Laws' more commercial recordings left much to be desired, but at his best, he's been a highly imaginative soloist who can play jazz, classical and R&B equally well. A fine overview of his CTI efforts of the early to-mid-'70s, The Best of Hubert Laws is an eclectic and unpredictable CD that finds him offering adventurous interpretations of everything from John Coltrane's "Moment's Notice" to classical pieces by Stravinsky ("The Rite of Spring") and Bach ("Allegro from Concerto #3 in D"). While an NAC/smooth jazz artist would play a mindless, note-for-note cover of Maria Muldaur's "Midnight at the Oasis," the flutist insightfully transforms the 1974 pop hit into gritty jazz-funk. Electric keyboardist Bob James performs some excellent solos, which expose and underscore the vacuous and shallow nature of his subsequent work.
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C. Debussy, Composer - C. Debussy, Lyricist - Label Copy Conversion/Columbia Unknown, Performer - Didier Deutsch, Producer - Creed Taylor, Producer - Hubert Laws, Flute - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Label Copy Conversion/Columbia Unknown, Performer - Didier Deutsch, Producer - Creed Taylor, Producer - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - J. Taylor, Composer - J. Taylor, Lyricist
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Hubert Laws, Flute - Didier Deutsch, Producer - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Airto ., Percussion - Bob James, Piano - Richie "Pablo" Landrum, Percussion - Don Sebesky, Arranger - Fred Alston, Jr., Bassoon - Fred Waits, Drums - Label Copy Conversion/Columbia Unknown, Performer - Creed Taylor, Producer - Ron Carter, Bass - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Gene Bertoncini, Guitar - J. BACH, Composer - J. BACH, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Hubert Laws, Flute - Wally Kane, Bassoon - Didier Deutsch, Producer - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Airto ., Percussion - Bob James, Piano - Jack Dejonette, Drums - I. Strawinsky, Composer - I. Strawinsky, Lyricist - Don Sebesky, Arranger - Label Copy Conversion/Columbia Unknown, Performer - Creed Taylor, Producer - Ron Carter, Bass - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Gene Bertoncini, Guitar
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Didier Deutsch, Producer - Creed Taylor, Producer - Hubert Laws, Performer - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Billy Cobham, Drums - Hubert Laws, Performer - Didier Deutsch, Producer - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Bob James, Piano - Don Sebesky, Arranger - Ralph McDonald, Percussion - Creed Taylor, Producer - Dave Fiedman, Percussion - Ron Carter, Bass - John Tropea, Guitar - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - R. Grant, Composer - R. Grant, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
J. Coltrane, Composer - J. Coltrane, Lyricist - Didier Deutsch, Producer - Creed Taylor, Producer - Hubert Laws, Performer - Hubert Laws, Arranger - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
E. Satie, Composer - E. Satie, Lyricist - Hubert Laws, Flute - Aorto ., Percussion - Didier Deutsch, Producer - David Fiedman, Percussion - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Emanuel Vardi, Viola - Bob James, Arranger - Bob James, Keyboards - George Ricci, Acoustic Cello - David Nadien, Violin - Label Copy Conversion/Columbia Unknown, Performer - Creed Taylor, Producer - Steve Gadd, Drums - Ron Carter, Bass - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Gene Bertoncini, Guitar - Ronnie Laws, Tenor Saxophone
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Label Copy Conversion/Columbia Unknown, Performer - Didier Deutsch, Producer - Creed Taylor, Producer - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - B. James, Composer - B. James, Lyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
(P) 1975 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
David Nadien, Violin - Harold Kohon, Violin - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Harry Cykman, Violin - D. Nichtern, Composer - D. Nichtern, Lyricist - Emanuel Green, Violin - Charles Libove, Violin - Doug Bascomb, Bass - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Dave Sanborn, Alto Saxophone - Bob James, Arranger - Bob James, Keyboards - Gayle Dixon, Violin - Didier Deutsch, Producer - Ralph MacDonald, Percussion - Creed Taylor, Producer - George Ricci, Acoustic Cello - George Bensen, Guitar - Paul Gershman, Violin - Label Copy Conversion/Columbia Unknown, Performer - Hubert Laws, Flute - Max Ellen, Violin - Matthew Raimondi, Violin - Phil Upchurch, Guitar - Alan Shulman, Acoustic Cello - Steve Gadd, Drums - Al Brown, Viola - Emanuel Vardi, Viola - Randy Brecker, Trumpet - Harry Lookofsky, Violin - Joe Beck, Guitar
(P) 1975 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Denis De Coteau, Conductor - Hubert Laws, Flute - Didier Deutsch, Producer - G. Bizet, Composer - G. Bizet, Lyricist - Mark Wilder, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Bob James, Arranger - Bob James, Keyboards - Bob James, Adaptor - Label Copy Conversion/Columbia Unknown, Performer - Creed Taylor, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer - Gary King, Bass - Glen Deardorf, Guitar - Harvey Mason, Drums
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Some of Hubert Laws' more commercial recordings left much to be desired, but at his best, he's been a highly imaginative soloist who can play jazz, classical and R&B equally well. A fine overview of his CTI efforts of the early to-mid-'70s, The Best of Hubert Laws is an eclectic and unpredictable CD that finds him offering adventurous interpretations of everything from John Coltrane's "Moment's Notice" to classical pieces by Stravinsky ("The Rite of Spring") and Bach ("Allegro from Concerto #3 in D"). While an NAC/smooth jazz artist would play a mindless, note-for-note cover of Maria Muldaur's "Midnight at the Oasis," the flutist insightfully transforms the 1974 pop hit into gritty jazz-funk. Electric keyboardist Bob James performs some excellent solos, which expose and underscore the vacuous and shallow nature of his subsequent work.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:53
- Main artists: Hubert Laws
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Contemporary Jazz Masters
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1990 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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