Towering Toccata
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| Towering Toccata | ||||
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| Studio album by Lalo Schifrin | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded |
October 18 & 20 and December 21, 1976 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label |
CTI CTI 5003 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Lalo Schifrin chronology | ||||
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Towering Toccata is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1976 and released on the CTI label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review states "it isn't the ideal follow-up to Black Widow that Schifrin fans might have hoped for. That said, the album has enough strong tunes and enough of a consistent sound to please hardcore Lalo Schifrin fans and anyone who loved Black Widow".[2]
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
All compositions by Lalo Schifrin except as indicated
- "Towering Toccata" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 5:04
- "Frances' Theme" - 4:19
- "Macumba" - 6:12
- "Eagles in Love" - 2:51
- "Theme from King Kong" (John Barry) - 4:12
- "Most Wanted Theme" - 2:44
- "Midnight Woman" - 6:07
- "Roller Coaster" - 4:45
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 18 & 20 and December 21, 1976
Personnel
- Lalo Schifrin - piano, keyboards, arranger, conductor
- Burt Collins, John Frosk, John Gatchell - trumpet
- Urbie Green - trombone
- Joe Farrell, Jeremy Steig - flute
- Gerry Niewood - alto saxophone
- David Tofani, Lou Marini - tenor saxophone, flute
- Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
- Clark Spangler - keyboards
- Eric Gale, John Tropea - guitar
- Will Lee - bass
- Steve Gadd - drums, dahka-de-bello
- Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Charles Libove, Marvin Morgenstern, David Nadien, Max Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi - violin
- Lamar Alsop, Manny Vardi - viola
- Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman - cello
References
- ↑ Payne, D. CTI Records discography accessed March 1, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Guarisco, D. A. Allmusic Review accessed March 1, 2012
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