Crying Song (album) explained

Crying Song
Type:	Album
Artist:	Hubert Laws
Cover:	Crying_Song.jpg
Released:	1969
Recorded:	July 23–24 (#1, 2, 4–6, 9) American Sound Studios, Memphis September 23–24, 1969 (#3, 7–8) Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	33:42
Label:	CTI CTI 1002/CTI 6000
Producer:	Creed Taylor
Prev Title:	Laws' Cause
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	Afro-Classic
Next Year:	1970

Crying Song is an album by jazz flautist Hubert Laws released on the CTI label featuring performances of popular music (including songs by Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Monkees and The Bee Gees) and by Laws recorded in Memphis with Elvis Presley's rhythm section and at Rudy Van Gelder's studio.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.^[4]

Track listing

1. "La Jean" (Johnny Christopher) – 2:33
2. "Love Is Blue/Sing a Rainbow" (André Popp/Arthur Hamilton) – 3:25
3. "Crying Song" (Roger Waters) – 4:56
4. "Listen to the Band" (Michael Nesmith) – 3:24
5. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 3:12
6. "Feelin' Alright" (Dave Mason) – 2:34
7. "Cymbaline" (Waters) – 3:55
8. "How Long Will It Be?" (Hubert Laws) – 6:11
9. "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:32

Personnel

• Hubert Laws – flute
• Bobby Wood – piano (tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9)
• Bobby Emmons – organ (tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9)
• Bob James – electric piano, organ (tracks 3, 7 & 8)
  • George Benson (tracks 3, 7 & 8), Reggie Young (tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9) – guitar Mike Leech – electric bass (tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9)
• Ron Carter – bass (tracks 3, 7 & 8)
  • Gene Chrisman (tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9), Billy Cobham (track 3), Grady Tate (tracks 7 & 8) – drums Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9)
• Garnett Brown, Tony Studd – trombone (tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9)
• Art Clarke, Seldon Powell – saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9)
• Ed Shaughnessy – tabla, sand blocks (track 6)
• Lewis Eley, Paul Gershman, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Raoul Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi, Sylvan Shulman, Avram Weiss – violin (tracks 1 & 2)
• Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello (tracks 1 & 2)
• Bob James, Glen Spreen, Mike Leech – arranger

Notes and References

1. Book: Jarrett, Michael . Pressed for All Time: Producing the Great Jazz Albums from Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday to Miles Davis and Diana Krall . 2016-08-30 . UNC Press Books . 978-1-4696-3059-5 . en.
2. Sutherland . Sam . 31 Mar 1973 . What's Happening . . 19 . worldradiohistory.com.
3. http://www.dougpayne.com/ctid3k.htm#cryingsong CTI discography
4. http://www.allmusic.com/album/crying-song-r152182 Allmusic Review