Hubert Laws - The Rite of Spring [Remaster] (CD, Feb-2002, Legacy)IMPORT

Release Date: 02/26/2002 Genre: Jazz
Record Label: Legacy Artist: Hubert Laws
UPC: 074646162828 Format: CD
Special Attributes: Import, Remastered Duration: Album or EP

Detailed item info
Album Features
UPC: 074646162828
Artist: Hubert Laws
Format: CD
Release Year: 2002
Record Label: Legacy
Genre: Jazz General

Track Listing
1. Pavane
2. Rite of Spring, The
3. Syrinx
4. Brandenburg Concerto No.3, First Movement
5. Brandenburg Concerto No.3, Second Movement

Details
Playing Time: 31 min.
Contributing Artists: Bob James, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira, Ron Carter, David Friedman, Gene Bertoncini
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (
Recording Type: Studio
Recording Mode: Stereo
SPAR Code: AAD

Album Notes
Personnel includes: Hubert Laws (flute); Walter Kane, Jane Taylor, Wally Kane (bassoon); Ron Carter (cello, bass); David Friedman (vibraphone, percussion); Bob James (piano, electric piano, harpsichord); Gene Bertoncini, Stuart Scharf (guitar); Jack DeJohnette (drums); Airto Moreira (percussion).Producer: Creed Taylor.Reissue producer: Jerry Rappaport.Recorded in June 1971. Originally released on CTI Records. Includes liner notes by James Isaacs.All tracks have been digitally remastered.Jazz and classical music had certainly mingled before, perhaps most notably in the work of the Modern Jazz Quartet, but seldom with as much sense of purpose as on this 1971 Hubert Laws outing. While the flautist had previously shown himself to be of an eclectic bent, working in pop and R&B as well as jazz, an album like RITE OF SPRING was an unprecedented move for him. In tackling the works of Faure, Stravinksy, Debussy, and Bach, he secured the distinctive arrangement chops of Don Sebesky, who in turn harnessed a number of fine players. Together they worked out third-stream arrangements (at a time when that was still a new idea) of the title piece, "Pavane," and others with an ear towards a new paradigm. This isn't some cheesy swing-meets-strings deal, it's an earnest (and successful) effort to break new ground. You still might have to pinch yourself when you realize you're hearing Bob James playing Bach harpsichord.