Variety Is the Spice
Variety Is the Spice is an album by the Louis Hayes Group recorded in 1978 and released on the Gryphon label. [1][2]
| Variety Is the Spice | ||||
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| Studio album by The Louis Hayes Group | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | October 9-12, 1978 | |||
| Studio | Generation Sound Studios, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Gryphon G 787 | |||
| Producer | Norman Schwartz | |||
| Louis Hayes chronology | ||||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
The Allmusic review called it "Excellent, advanced straight-ahead music".[3]
Track listing
- "Kelly Colors" (Harold Mabern) - 6:40
- "Little Sunflower" (Freddie Hubbard, Leon Thomas) - 6:43
- "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 5:11
- "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland) - 6:00
- "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster - 7:06
- "Nisha" (Louis Hayes, Thomas) - 5:38
- "My Favorite Things" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 4:19
- "Dance With Me" (Peter Brown, Robert Rans) - 4:54
- "A Hundred Million Miracles" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) - 4:40
Personnel
- Louis Hayes – drums
- Frank Strozier – alto saxophone, flute
- Harold Mabern – piano, electric piano
- Cecil McBee – bass
- Portinho - percussion
- Titos Sompa - congas
- Leon Thomas - vocals (tracks 2 & 6)
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References
- Louis Hayes catalog accessed April 18, 2017
- Louis Hayes Leader Entry accessed April 18, 2017
- Yanow, Scott. Variety Is the Spice of Life – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
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