Moon Child (Johnny Lytle album) explained

Moon Child
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Johnny Lytle
Cover:	Moon Child (album).jpg
Released:	1962
Recorded:	July 5, 1962 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Jazzland JLP 81
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:	Johnny Lytle
Prev Title:	Nice and Easy
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Got That Feeling!
Next Year:	1963

Moon Child is the fourth album led by American jazz vibraphonist Johnny Lytle which was recorded in 1962 for the Jazzland label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Moon Child is a perfect example of how instrumental jazz can have commercial appeal without losing its integrity".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Lytle except as indicated

1. "Moonchild" - 4:39
2. "Work Song" (Nat Adderley) - 6:38
3. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 4:28
4. "The Moor Man" - 4:02
5. "A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) - 4:36
6. "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" (Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin) - 4:32
7. "Moonlight In Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) - 4:27
8. "The House Of Winchester" - 4:19

Personnel

• • Johnny Lytle - vibraphone Milton Harris - organ
• Steve Cooper - bass
• William "Peppy" Hinnant - drums
• Ray Barretto - congas

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-jazzland-series/#jlp-81 Jazzland Records discography
2. Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed November 2, 2012