Four Seasons (Bobby Hutcherson album) explained

Four Seasons
Type:Album
Artist:Bobby Hutcherson, George Cables, Herbie Lewis and Philly Joe Jones
Cover:Four Seasons (Bobby Hutcherson album).jpg
Released:1985
Recorded:December 11, 1983
Studio:Studio 44, Monster, Holland
Genre:Jazz
Length:45:51
Label:Timeless
SJP 210
Producer:Wim Wigt, Makoto Kimata
Chronology:Bobby Hutcherson
Prev Title:Farewell Keystone
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:Good Bait
Next Year:1984

Four Seasons is an album by vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, pianist George Cables, bassist Herbie Lewis and drummer Philly Joe Jones featuring performances recorded in 1983 and originally given limited release in 1984 in Japan on Baystate as Nice Groove before being more widely released the following year on the Dutch Timeless label.[1] [2]

Reception

On Allmusic, Scott Yanow observed "This set by vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson is a bit unusual in that, rather than playing complex originals, he interprets seven jazz standards. ... Hutcherson sounds in top form".

Track listing

  1. "I Mean You" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:49
  2. "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 5:54
  3. "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 7:03
  4. "Star Eyes" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) – 7:47
  5. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 5:37
  6. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 6:50
  7. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 6:36

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Timeless_200.htm Jazzlists: Timeless Records SJP series discography
  2. https://www.jazzdisco.org/bobby-hutcherson/catalog/#bobby-hutcherson-and-the-super-four-nice-groove Bobby Hutcherson Catalog