Sunflower is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson recorded in 1972 and released on the CTI label.[1] Assisting Jackson are trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, a star-studded rhythm section composed chiefly of Miles Davis alumni, and, on the first track, string and woodwind accompaniment, courtesy of Don Sebesky.[2]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "While Sunflower sometimes feels more like a group session rather than a Jackson-led one, that's part of its exquisite beauty".[3] Reviewing a 1979 LP reissue for The Los Angeles Times, jazz writer Leonard Feather assigned it 4 stars, noting that "[t]he reissues on CTI continue to remind us how much vibrant talent was brought together on that label in its pre-fusion days."[2]
Track listing
- All compositions by Milt Jackson except as indicated
- "For Someone I Love (What's Your Story)" - 10:20
- "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) - 7:06
- "People Make the World Go Round" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 8:28
- "Sunflower" (Freddie Hubbard) - 10:01
- "SKJ" - 6:47 Bonus track on CD reissue
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- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 12 & 13, 1972
Personnel
- Milt Jackson – vibes
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Herbie Hancock - piano
- Jay Berliner - guitar
- Ron Carter - bass
- Billy Cobham - drums
- Ralph MacDonald - percussion
- Romeo Penque - alto flute, English horn, oboe
- Phil Bodner - flute, alto flute, piccolo, English horn
- George Marge - clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute, English horn
- Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Charles Libove, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice - violin
- Charles McCraken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman - cello
- Margaret Ross - harp
- Don Sebesky - arranger, conductor
References
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