Moon Child (Johnny Lytle album)

1962 studio album by Johnny Lytle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Moon Child is the fourth album led by American jazz vibraphonist Johnny Lytle which was recorded in 1962 for the Jazzland label.[1]

Released1962
RecordedJuly 5, 1962
New York City
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Moon Child
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedJuly 5, 1962
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelJazzland
JLP 81
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Johnny Lytle chronology
Nice and Easy
(1962)
Moon Child
(1962)
Got That Feeling!
(1963)
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Reception

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The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Moon Child is a perfect example of how instrumental jazz can have commercial appeal without losing its integrity".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Lytle except as indicated

  1. "Moonchild" - 4:39
  2. "Work Song" (Nat Adderley) - 6:38
  3. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 4:28
  4. "The Moor Man" - 4:02
  5. "A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) - 4:36
  6. "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" (Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin) - 4:32
  7. "Moonlight In Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) - 4:27
  8. "The House Of Winchester" - 4:19

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