Hubert Laws
Firebird (LP)
LabelCTI RecordsGenreJazz & Improvisation
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condition (record/cover): NM / EX- (minimal edges wear)
Gatefold sleeve.
Creed Taylor's CTI in the early seventies had a formula and Hubert Laws was one of its main beneficiaries: classical material, immaculate Rudy Van Gelder engineering, a rhythm section drawn from the best players in New York, and Laws' flute placed right at the front. Firebird takes Stravinsky and reworks it over a jazz rhythm section, which should be excruciating and instead works because Laws was a conservatory-trained flautist of genuinely serious ability who took the source material seriously. The groove underneath is deep enough that hip-hop producers have been mining this catalogue for thirty years.
Japanese CTI pressing, gatefold. Seventies crossover done by someone who could actually play both sides of the crossing.
| A1 | Passcaglia In C Minor | 15:12 | |
| A2 | Flute Sonata In F Major | 3:18 | |
| B1 | The Rite Of Spring | 8:58 | |
| B2 | Amazing Grace | 7:19 | |
| C1 | Pavane | 7:40 | |
| C2 | Syrinx | 3:31 | |
| C3 | Gymnopedie #1 | 3:54 | |
| D1 | Firebird / Birds Of Fire | 13:57 | |
| D2 | Allegro From Concerto No.3 In D Major | 3:46 |
- Ron Carter
- Bass
- Don Sebesky
- Conductor, Arranged By
- Billy Cobham
- Drums
- Jack DeJohnette
- Drums
- Hubert Laws
- Flute
- Gene Bertoncini
- Guitar
- Airto Moreira
- Percussion
- Bob James
- Piano
- Freddie Hubbard
- Trumpet
