Four Seasons (Bobby Hutcherson album)

Four Seasons is an album by vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, pianist George Cables, bassist Herbie Lewis and drummer Philly Joe Jones featuring performances recorded in 1983 and originally given limited release in 1984 in Japan on Baystate as Nice Groove before being more widely released the following year on the Dutch Timeless label.[1][2]

Four Seasons
Studio album by
Bobby Hutcherson, George Cables, Herbie Lewis and Philly Joe Jones
Released1985
RecordedDecember 11, 1983
StudioStudio 44, Monster, Holland
GenreJazz
Length45:51
LabelTimeless
SJP 210
ProducerWim Wigt, Makoto Kimata
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Farewell Keystone
(1982)		 Four Seasons
(1985)		 Good Bait
(1984)
Nice Groove cover

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

On Allmusic, Scott Yanow observed "This set by vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson is a bit unusual in that, rather than playing complex originals, he interprets seven jazz standards. ... Hutcherson sounds in top form".[3]

Track listing
  1. "I Mean You" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:49
  2. "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 5:54
  3. "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 7:03
  4. "Star Eyes" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) – 7:47
  5. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 5:37
  6. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 6:50
  7. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 6:36

Personnel

References
  1. Jazzlists: Timeless Records SJP series discography accessed December 20, 2017
  2. Bobby Hutcherson Catalog, accessed December 20, 2017
  3. Yanow, Scott. Bobby Hutcherson: Four Seasons – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
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