Friends & Strangers

Friends & Strangers
Studio album by Ronnie Laws
Released 1977
Recorded January–March, 1977
Genre Jazz
Length 40:50
Label Blue Note
Producer Wayne Henderson
Ronnie Laws chronology
Fever
(1976)
Friends & Strangers
(1977)
Flame
(1978)

Friends & Strangers is the third album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws recorded in 1977 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ed Hogan awarded the album three stars and stated "saxophonist Ronnie Laws' Friends and Strangers LP showcases his skilled chops on up-tempo and mellow tunes".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]


Track listing

All compositions by Ronnie Laws except as indicated
  1. "Good Time Ride" (William Jeffrey, Laws) - 5:05
  2. "Saturday Evening" - 4:34
  3. "Friends and Strangers" (Jeffrey) - 4:49
  4. "Nuthin' 'Bout Nuthin'" (Jeffrey, Laws) - 5:11
  5. "New Day" - 6:17
  6. "Life In Paradise" - 7:01
  7. "Same Old Story" - 4:41
  8. "Just Love" (Larry Dunn, Laws, Eloise Laws) - 3:25
  • Recorded at ABC Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California in January–March, 1977.

Personnel

References

  1. Blue Note Records discography accessed January 25, 2011
  2. 1 2 Hogan, E. Allmusic Review accessed January 25, 2011
  3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 124. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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