You Had Better Listen Explained

You Had Better Listen
Type:	Studio
Artist:	The Jimmy Owens-Kenny Barron Quintet
Cover:	You Had Better Listen.jpg
Released:	1967
Recorded:	January 16, 18–19, 1967
Studio:	New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:06
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Arif Mardin, Joel Dorn
Chronology:	Kenny Barron
Next Title:	Sunset to Dawn
Next Year:	1973

You Had Better Listen is a studio album by the American trumpeter Jimmy Owens and the pianist Kenny Barron, recorded in 1967 and released on the Atlantic label.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

In his review on AllMusic, Andrew Hamilton notes: "The Jimmy Owens-Kenny Barron Quintet doesn't condescend like some jazz artists tend to do; casuals can groove, relate, nod their heads in approval and feel righteous about it. Owens plays some beautiful trumpet scales, while Barron keeps busy banging chord progressions."

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted

1. "You Had Better Listen" (Jimmy Owens) – 8:32
2. "The Night We Called It a Day" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 5:11
3. "Gichi" – 6:36
4. "Love, Where Are You?" (James Moody) – 6:59
5. "Carolina John" – 8:07

Personnel

• Jimmy Owens – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Kenny Barron – piano
• Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone, flute
• Chris White – bass
• Rudy Collins (tracks 3 & 5), Freddie Waits (tracks 1, 2 & 4) – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1400-series/#1491 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series
2. http://jimmyowensjazz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4&Itemid=5 Jimmy Owens discography
3. http://kennybarron.com/recordings/you-had-better-listen/ Kenny Barron: recordings
4. Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 20, 2019