Wednesday 9 September 2009

Hubert Laws ”Crying Song”

Hubert Laws

( LP CTI Records, 1969 )
Catalog # CTI 1002



Tracklisting & Additional Info:
a. I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You (Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb) – 3:05
b. Listen To The Band (Mike Nesmith) – 3:20

American Sound Studios; Memphis, Tennessee: July 24, 1969
Hubert Laws (f); Bobby Wood (p); Bobby Emmons (org); Reggie Young (g); Mike Leech (b); Gene Chrisman (d).
Overdubbed later: prob. New York City
Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm (tp,flhrn); Garnett Brown, Tony Studd (tb); Art Clarke, Seldon Powell (sax); Ed Shaughnessy (tabla, sand blocks); Glen Spreen, Mike Leech (brass arr).

c. Feelin’ Alright? (D. Mason) – 2:50

Ed Shaughnessy out.

d. Let It Be (Lennon/McCartney) – 3:30

Same or similar, add Lewis Eley, Paul Gershman, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Raoul Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi, Sylvan Shulman, Avram Weiss (vln); Charles McCracken, George Ricci (cello); Bob James (string arr).

e. Love Is Blue (Popp/Blackburn/Cour)/Sing A Rainbow (Arthur Hamilton) – 3:20
f. La Jean (John Christopher) – 2:30

Note: The above sessions, recorded in Memphis with Elvis Presley’s rhythm section, were originally intended to be a feature for Stanley Turrentine. However, Turrentine was unable to make it and Laws was asked by Creed Taylor to fly in from New York to do the date.

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: September 23, 1969
Hubert Laws (f); Bob James (el-p, org); George Benson (g); Ron Carter (b); Billy Cobham (d).

g. Crying Song (from the motion picture More) (R. Waters) – 4:50

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: September 24, 1969
Hubert Laws (f); Bob James (el-p, org); George Benson (g); Ron Carter (b); Grady Tate (d).

h. How Long Will It Be? (Hubert Laws) – 5:50
i. Cymbaline (from the motion picture More) (R. Waters) – 3:55

Note: These sessions were probably intended to be released as A&M SP-3026 (see immediately above).

Issues: a-i on CTI 1002, CTI 6000, One Way (Br) OW-541, CTI (Jap) SR-3301, CTI (Jap) SR-3325, CTI (Jap) GP-3111, CTI (Jap) LAX-3265, CTI (Jap) K20P-6812, CTI (Jap) K20Y-9518 [CD], CBS Associated ZK 40925 [CD].
Singles: f & d also on CT 501 [45]. c (2:30 edit) & d (2:05 edit) also on CT 505 [45].
Samplers: c also on CTI/Dureco (Du) INT 89.24 titled JAZZ IS ALIVE AND WELL ON CTI AND KUDU and CTI/Kudu (Hol) OM 777.018 titled FEELIN’ ALLRIGHT. d & f also on Salvation SAL-1000 titled THE POWER THE GLORY AND THE MUSIC. g also on CBS Associated ZK 40937 [CD] titled FIRE INTO MUSIC: VOLUME 3.
Producer: Creed Taylor
Engineer: Tom Cogbill (a-f), Rudy Van Gelder (g-i).
Notes: N/A
Jacket: CTI 1002: Price Givens (cover photo), Tony Lane (design). CTI 6000: Pete Turner (cover photo), Chuck Stewart (liner photo), Bob Ciano (design).

Note:
Recorded at American Sound Studios;
Memphis, Tennessee: July 23, 1969

Personnel & Credits:
Hubert Laws (f)
Bobby Wood (p)
Bobby Emmons (org)
Reggie Young (g)
Mike Leech (b)
Gene Chrisman (d)
Overdubbed later: prob. New York City
Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm (tp,flhrn)
Garnett Brown, Tony Studd (tb)
Art Clarke, Seldon Powell (sax)
Glen Spreen, Mike Leech (brass arr)

More info here.

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