Nightsongs (Earl Klugh album)
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Released1984[1]
Studio
- Mediasound Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre
- Crossover jazz
- instrumental pop
Length40:24
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| Length | 40:24 | |||
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| Producer | Earl Klugh | |||
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Nightsongs is an instrumental-pop studio album by Earl Klugh released in 1984.[1][2] The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Performance at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. This release has Klugh perform "a collection of funk-free, soft melodic standards with heavy string orchestrations", featuring legendary NEA Jazz Master Jean "Toots" Thielemans on the harmonica and Grammy Award winner Don Sebesky as conductor and arranger.[1][3]
- "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) - 2:12
- "Theme from The Pawnbroker" (Quincy Jones) - 4:13
- "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach) - 5:28
- "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) - 3:51
- "Stay Gold (Theme from The Outsiders)" (Carmine Coppola) - 2:54
- "Night Song" (Earl Klugh) - 6:36
- "See See Rider" (Ma Rainey) - 2:11
- "A Certain Smile" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:43
- "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:10
- "Theme from Picnic" (George Duning, Steve Allen) - 4:06
Personnel
Musicians
- Earl Klugh – guitars
- Barry Eastmond – keyboards (3, 6, 9)
- Luico Hopper – bass (3, 6)
- Ron Carter – bass (9)
- Brian Brake – drums (3, 6)
- Grady Tate – drums (9)
- Sammy Figueroa – percussion (3, 6, 9)
- Toots Thielsman – harmonica (6)
- David Nadien – concertmaster (2, 4–6, 8, 10)
Music arrangements
- Earl Klugh – arrangements (1, 7), rhythm arrangements (3, 9)
- Don Sebesky – orchestra arrangements and conductor (2, 5, 8, 10)
- David Matthews – orchestra arrangements and conductor (4, 6)
