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

Notes and References

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