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The Laws of Jazz

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The Laws of Jazz
Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedApril 2 & 22, 1964
GenreJazz
Length33:29
LabelAtlantic
ProducerJoel Dorn
Hubert Laws chronology
The Laws of Jazz
(1964)
Flute By-Laws
(1966)

The Laws of Jazz is the debut album by jazz flautist Hubert Laws released on the Atlantic label in 1964.[1]

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Laws is in fine form during what is essentially a straight-ahead jazz set. Some of the music is a little funky, but throughout, Laws (who plays piccolo on two of the seven numbers) is in excellent form".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Hubert Laws except as indicated
  1. "Miss Thing" (Bobby Thomas) - 3:47
  2. "All Soul" (Curtis Lewis) - 3:39
  3. "Black Eyed Peas and Rice" - 3:25
  4. "Bessie's Blues" - 6:12
  5. "And Don't You Forget It" (Thomas) - 2:59
  6. "Bimbe Blue" - 7:51
  7. "Capers" (Tommy McIntosh) - 5:36
  • Recorded in New York City on April 2, 1964 (tracks 1, 3 & 6) and April 22, 1964 (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Atlantic Records discography accessed February 7, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 7, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 871. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.