Conception: The Gift of Love

Conception: The Gift of Love
Studio album by Bobby Hutcherson
Released	1979
Recorded	March 15-16, 1979 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:52
Label	Columbia JC 35814
Producer	Cedar Walton
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Highway One (1978) Conception: The Gift of Love (1979) Un Poco Loco (1979)

Conception: The Gift of Love is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson recorded in 1979 and released on the Columbia label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars stating "This is one of his lesser efforts... Although well played and reasonably challenging, nothing all that memorable occurs".^[2] This album, coming after his beautiful Highway One album is a masterpiece of lyrical, straight ahead Jazz. In an era when albums were produced with one or two passable hits and a bunch of filler, this album stands out as one of the truly beautiful melodic jazz albums ever produced. Eliot Coe, Jazz Director, WSND-FM

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bobby Hutcherson except as indicated

1. "No Siree Bob" - 7:00
2. "Clockwise" (Cedar Walton) - 6:39
3. "Remember to Smile" (James Leary) - 5:38
4. "Dark Side, Light Side" (George Cables) - 4:06
5. "Hold My Hand" (Leary) - 3:58
6. "Dreamin'" (Eddie Marshall) - 6:07
7. "Quiet Fire" (Cables) - 4:24

Personnel

• Bobby Hutcherson - vibes
• George Cables - piano
• Jon Faddis, Danny Moore, Anthony Tooley, Joseph B. Wilder - trumpet
• Robert Alexander, John Gale, Urbie Green - tenor trombone
• Hubert Laws - flute
• Romeo Pinque - bassoon, bass clarinet
• Lenny Hambro - alto saxophone
• Daniel Trimboli, Frank Wess - tenor saxophone
• James Leary - bass
• Eddie Marshall - drums
• Bill Summers, Kenneth Nash - percussion

References

1. Bobby Hutcherson discography accessed January 28, 2011
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 28, 2011