Variety Is the Spice explained

Variety Is the Spice
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Louis Hayes Group
Cover:	Variety Is the Spice.jpg
Released:	1979
Recorded:	October 9–12, 1978
Studio:	Generation Sound Studios, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Gryphon G 787
Producer:	Norman Schwartz
Chronology:	Louis Hayes
Prev Title:	The Real Thing
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Light and Lively
Next Year:	1989

Variety Is the Spice is an album by the Louis Hayes Group recorded in 1978 and released on the Gryphon label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review called it "Excellent, advanced straight-ahead music".

Track listing

1. "Kelly Colors" (Harold Mabern) – 6:40
2. "Little Sunflower" (Freddie Hubbard, Leon Thomas) – 6:43
3. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 5:11
4. "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland) – 6:00
5. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster – 7:06
6. "Nisha" (Louis Hayes, Thomas) – 5:38
7. "My Favorite Things" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:19
8. "Dance With Me" (Peter Brown, Robert Rans) – 4:54
9. "A Hundred Million Miracles" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 4:40

Personnel

• Louis Hayes – drums
• Frank Strozier – alto saxophone, flute
• Harold Mabern – piano, electric piano
• Cecil McBee – bass
• Portinho – percussion
• Titos Sompa – congas
• Leon Thomas – vocals (tracks 2 & 6)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/louis-hayes/catalog/#gryphon-productions-inc-g-787 Louis Hayes catalog
2. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/HayesLouis-ldr.php Louis Hayes Leader Entry