Spiral (Bobby Hutcherson album)

Spiral
Studio album by Bobby Hutcherson
Released	1979
Recorded	November 11, 1968 (#1-5) April 3, 1965 (#6) Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Post-bop
Length	36:38
Label	Blue Note LT 996
Producer	Duke Pearson, Francis Wolff (#1-5) Alfred Lion (#6)
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Total Eclipse (1968) Spiral (1968) Medina (1969)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Spiral is an album by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson. It was released in 1979 on Blue Note Records (LT 996) featuring six tracks recorded in November, 1968, except for "Jasper", recorded in 1965 and later added to the CD reissue of Dialogue, since it was recorded the same day. The first five tracks of Spiral may also be found on the CD reissue of Medina.

Track listing

1. "Ruth" (Chambers) - 7:52
2. "The Wedding March" (Cowell) - 3:54
3. "Poor People's March" (Land) - 6:18
4. "Spiral" (Chambers) - 6:15
5. "Visions" (Hutcherson) - 3:50
6. "Jasper" (Andrew Hill) - 8:29

Personnel

Tracks 1-5

• Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone, marimba
• Harold Land - saxophone
• Stanley Cowell - piano
• Reggie Johnson - bass
• Joe Chambers - drums

Track 6

• Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone, marimba
• Sam Rivers - tenor sax, bass clarinet
• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
• Andrew Hill - piano
• Richard Davis - bass
• Joe Chambers - drums

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 107. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.