Morning Star (Hubert Laws album) explained

Morning Star
Type:	Album
Artist:	Hubert Laws
Cover:	Morning Star (Hubert Laws album).jpg
Released:	20 December 1972
Recorded:	September – November 1972
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:46
Label:	CTI
Producer:	Creed Taylor
Prev Title:	Wild Flower
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Carnegie Hall
Next Year:	1973

Morning Star is an album by flautist Hubert Laws released on the CTI and recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in 1972.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Morning Star is a joy all the way through... It's Laws at his very best; it helped define the essence of CTI".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Hubert Laws except where noted

1. "Morning Star" (Rodgers Grant) - 7:57
2. "Let Her Go" - 4:53
3. "Where Is The Love" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) - 4:36
4. "No More" - 5:01
5. "Amazing Grace" (Traditional) - 7:19
6. "What Do You Think of This World Now?" - 6:00

Personnel

• Hubert Laws - flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
• Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Garnett Brown - trombone
• James Buffington - French horn
• Phil Bodner - clarinet, flute, alto flute
• Romeo Penque - flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo, English horn
• Jack Knitzer - bassoon
• Bob James - electric piano
• John Tropea - guitar
• Ron Carter - bass
  • Billy Cobham - drums Dave Friedman - vibraphone, percussion
• Ralph MacDonald - percussion
• Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice - violin
• George Koutzen, Charles McCracken, Lucien Schmit - cello
• Gloria Agostini - harp
  • Lani Groves, Eloise Laws, Debra Laws, Tasha Thomas - vocal Don Sebesky - arranger, conductor

Notes and References

1. http://www.dougpayne.com/ctid7072.htm#morningstar CTI discography
2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 7, 2012