Afro-Classic

Afro-Classic
Studio album by Hubert Laws
Released	1970
Recorded	December 1 & 11, 1970
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:29
Label	CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
Hubert Laws chronology
Crying Song (1969) Afro-Classic (1970) The Rite of Spring (1971)

Afro-Classic is an album by flautist Hubert Laws released on the CTI label featuring performances of popular and classical music by Laws recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in 1970.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 5 stars stating "Afro-Classic is a classic for the manner in which Laws, with brilliant assistance from arranger Don Sebesky, melded the jazz and classical worlds -- not to mention pop -- into a seamless whole".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Fire and Rain" (James Taylor) - 7:58
2. "Allegro from Concerto No. 3 in D" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 3:47
3. "Theme from Love Story" (Francis Lai) - 7:32
4. "Passacaglia in C Minor" (Bach) - 15:14
5. "Flute Sonata in F" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) - 3:17

• • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 1 & 11, 1970

Personnel

• Hubert Laws - flute
• Bob James - electric piano
• Gene Bertoncini - guitar
• Ron Carter - bass
• Fred Waits - drums
• Dave Friedman - vibraphone with fuzz pedal
• Richie "Pablo" Landrum, Airto Moreira - percussion
• Fred Alston, Jr. - bassoon
• Don Sebesky - arranger

References