Libra (Gary Bartz album) explained

Libra
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Gary Bartz Quintet
Cover:	Libra (Gary Bartz album).jpg
Released:	1968
Recorded:	May 31 and June 15, 1967 Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Milestone MSP 9006
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:	Gary Bartz
Next Title:	Another Earth
Next Year:	1969

Libra is the debut album by saxophonist Gary Bartz' Quintet, recorded in 1967 and released on the Milestone label.^[1]

Reception

Michael G. Nastos of AllMusic wrote: "Featured are excellent compositions and playing in mainstream mode... This is the more lyrical side of Bartz".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gary Bartz except as indicated

1. "Eastern Blues" - 3:58
2. "Disjunction" - 7:10
3. "Cabin in the Sky" (John La Touche, Vernon Duke) - 3:59
4. "Air and Fire" - :52
5. "Libra" - 6:22
6. "Bloomdido" (Charlie Parker) - 4:46
7. "Deep River" (Traditional) - 4:51
8. "Freedom One Day" - 5:06

Personnel

• Gary Bartz - alto saxophone
• Jimmy Owens- flugelhorn (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6-8), trumpet (tracks 2, 5 & 8)
• Albert Dailey - piano
• Richard Davis - bass
• Billy Higgins - drums

Notes and References

1. https://www.dornpub.com/SaxjPDF/BartzDiscography.pdf Gary Bartz Selected Discography
2. Nastos, M. G. AllMusic Review, February 10, 2015