BST 84416

Bobby Hutcherson - Natural Illusions

Released - 1972

Recording and Session Information

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 2, 1972;
overdubbed at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 3, 1972
Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Gene Bertoncini, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; + overdubs: Phil Bodner, Hubert Laws, Romeo Penque, Daniel Trimboli, flute; George Marge, oboe; John Leone, bassoon; Aaron Rosand, Irving Spice, violin; Julian Barber, Seymour Berman, viola; Seymour Barab, cello; Eugene Bianco, harp; George Duvivier, bass; Wade Marcus, arranger.

9653-2 The Folks Who Live On The Hill
9654-3 Lush Life
9655-8 Shirl
9656-2 When You're Near
9657-3 The Thrill Is Gone
9658-2 Sophisticated Lady
9659-5 Rain Every Thursday

Track Listing

Side One
Title	Author	Recording Date
When You Are Near	Bobby Hutcherson	March 2 1972
The Thrill Is Gone	Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins	March 2 1972
Sophisticated Lady	Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish	March 2 1972
Rain Every Thursday	Bobby Hutcherson	March 2 1972
Side One
The Folks Who Live On the Hill	Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern	March 2 1972
Lush Life	Billy Strayhorn	March 2 1972
Shirl	Horace Silver	March 2 1972

Liner Notes

Having written liner notes for many albums over a period of years starting in 1962 as a jazz disc jockey in Kansas City, Mo. at KPRS/FM, I have found that albums are the only way a music listening fan can really appreciate a very tastefully and creatively produced album. Such is the case here on Bobby Hutcherson's new album. This album represents the true artistic blending of a great and well respected jazz vibist, Bobby Hutcherson. Here, he exchanges his personal expressions and improvising ideas with an ensemble of string musicians in a setting that brings back nostalgia. Tunes like "The Thrill Is Gone," "Sophisticated Lady," "The Folks Who Live On The Hill," and "Lush Life," represent a refreshing approach to such evergreen standards. In listening to this album, one notices that it is possible to write for strings in a manner that enables a jazzman's works to be incorporated without any deterrent problems. Many music critics (and who are they?) seem to think it cannot be done aesthetically. The music within is living proof that it can be done its total serenity and soul provide for many hours of beautiful listening, whatever type of music your head is into.

Tom (The Master Blaster) Reed, Asst. Music Director, X-PRS The Soul Express, Los Angeles, California.