Earl Klugh (album)
1976 studio album by Earl Klugh
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Earl Klugh is the debut album by jazz guitarist Earl Klugh, released in 1976.[1] Klugh is accompanied by Louis Johnson on bass and Lee Ritenour on guitar.[3]
Released1976
RecordedJanuary – February 1976
Studio
- Kendun Recorders (Burbank, California)
- Record Plant and Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, California)
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | January – February 1976 | |||
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| Length | 39:08 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Baltimore Afro-American | [2] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Earl Klugh except where noted[1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Las Manos de Fuego (Hands of Fire)" | Dave Grusin | 5:33 |
| 2. | "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" | Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Angelina" | 4:50 | |
| 4. | "Slippin' in the Back Door" | Louis Johnson | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Vonetta" | 6:04 | |
| 6. | "Laughter in the Rain" | Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Waltz for Debby" | Bill Evans | 4:58 |
| 8. | "Wind and the Sea" | 4:48 | |
| 9. | "Cabo Frio" | 3:37 | |
| 10. | "The Shadow of Your Smile" | 3:00 | |
| 11. | "Angelina" | 5:16 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Earl Klugh – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
- Dave Grusin – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, percussion, arrangements and conductor
- Lee Ritenour – electric guitars
- Louis Johnson – bass (1, 4)
- Charles Meeks – bass (2, 3, 5–8)
- Harvey Mason – drums, percussion
- Laudir de Oliveira – additional percussion
- Jerome Richardson – baritone saxophone, flute
- Ray Pizzi – soprano saxophone
- Pete Christlieb – tenor saxophone, flute
- Garnett Brown – trombone
- Oscar Brashear – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Chuck Findley – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Thelma Beach, Myer Bello, Marie Fera, Pamela Goldsmith, Karen Jones, Bernard Kundell, Edgar Lustgarten, Alexander Murray, Ralph Schaeffer, Daniel Shindaryov, Joseph Stepansky, Marcia Van Dyke, Charles Veal Jr. and Kenneth Yerke – strings
Production
- George Butler – executive producer
- Dave Grusin – producer
- Larry Rosen – producer
- Phil Schier – recording, mixing
- John Calder – assistant engineer
- Steve Hodge – assistant engineer
- Doug Rider – assistant engineer
- Dean Rod – assistant engineer
- John Golden – mastering
- Leonard Spencer – album design
- Paul Ruscha – photography
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | The Billboard 200 | 124 |
| 1976 | Jazz Albums | 16 |