Medina (album)

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Medina
Studio album by Bobby Hutcherson
Released	1979 and 1980
Recorded	November 11, 1968 and August 11, 1969
Genre	Post-bop
Label	Blue Note
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Total Eclipse (1968) Medina (1969) Now! (1969)

Medina in its currently issued form is a disc by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson. It is composed of two sessions recorded for the Blue Note label. The first, consisting of tracks 7-11, was recorded in 1968 but not released on vinyl until 1979, under the title "Spiral." The second session, recorded with the same personnel and consisting of the first 6 tracks, was first released on vinyl in 1980 under the title "Medina," which gives its name to this CD collection.

[edit] Personnel

• Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone, marimba)
• Harold Land (saxophone)
• Joe Chambers (drums)
• Stanley Cowell (piano)
• Reggie Workman (bass)

[edit] Track listing

1. "Avis"
2. "Comes Spring"
3. "Dave's Chant"
4. "Orientale"
5. "Medina"
6. "Ungano"
7. "Ruth"
8. "The Wedding March"
9. "Poor People's March"
10. "Spiral"
11. "Visions"