The Rite of Spring is an album by flautist Hubert Laws released on the CTI label featuring jazz interpretations of classical music compositions.CTI discography accessed February 7, 2012
Reception
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 2½ stars stating "Long before Wynton decided he could play classical chops as well as the real long-haired interpreters, even though he was a jazz musician, Hubert Laws and his partners at CTI gave it a run with a jazz twist, and for the most part with a far more adventurous repertoire. Unfortunately, the results were just about as thrilling as Wynton's, with a few notable exceptions.Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 7, 2012
Track listing "Pavane" (Gabriel Fauré) - 7:43 "The Rite of Spring" (Igor Stravinsky) - 9:03 "Syrinx" (Claude Debussy) - 3:34 "Brandenburg Concerto #3 (First Movement)" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 6:01 "Brandenburg Concerto #3 (Second Movement)" (Bach) - 4:27
Personnel Hubert Laws - flute Wally Kane, Jane Taylor - bassoon Bob James - piano, electric piano, electric harpsichord Gene Bertoncini, Stuart Scharf - guitar Ron Carter - bass Jack DeJohnette - drums Dave Friedman - vibraphone, percussion Airto Moreira - percussion Don Sebesky - arranger, conductor
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