''Constant Throb'' is an album by American saxophonist and composer
John Klemmer
John T. Klemmer (born July 3, 1946) is an American saxophonist, composer, songwriter, and arranger.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and began playing guitar at the age of five and alto saxophone at the age of 11. His other ear ...
released on the
Impulse!
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label.
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Reception
The
Allmusic
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review awarded the album 4½ stars.
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Track listing
:''All compositions by John Klemmer''
# "Constant Throb Part I" – 2:03
# "Constant Throb Part II" – 6:24
# "Neptune" – 5:11
# "Let Me Touch the Wind" – 6:47
# "California Jazz Dance" – 4:19
# "Rainbows" – 5:38
# "Crystaled Tears" – 4:37
# "Precious Leaf" – 5:45
**Recorded at Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California on August 12 (tracks 1–3, 5, 6 & 8) and August 19 (tracks 4 & 7), 1971
Personnel
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John Klemmer
John T. Klemmer (born July 3, 1946) is an American saxophonist, composer, songwriter, and arranger.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and began playing guitar at the age of five and alto saxophone at the age of 11. His other ear ...
–
tenor saxophone
The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...
,
soprano saxophone,
electric piano, percussion,
echoplex
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Don Menza
Don Menza (born April 22, 1936) is an American jazz saxophonist.
Career
Menza was born in Buffalo, New York. After serving in the U.S. Army, he was part of the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra from 1960 to 1962 and then briefly worked for Stan Kenton ...
–
alto flute,
bass clarinet
*Mike Lang – piano, electric piano
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Mike Wofford
Mike Wofford (born in San Antonio, Texas) is a jazz pianist who was raised in San Diego, California. He was an accompanist to singers Sarah Vaughan (in 1979) and Ella Fitzgerald (1989–1994).
He was known in the jazz community going back to th ...
– electric piano, clavinet
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Howard Roberts
Howard Mancel Roberts (October 2, 1929 – June 28, 1992) was an American jazz guitarist, educator, and session musician.
Early years
Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Damon and Vesta Roberts, and began playing guitar at the age of 8 - a ...
– guitar
*
Wilton Felder
Wilton Lewis Felder (August 31, 1940 – September 27, 2015) was an American saxophone and bass player, and is best known as a founding member of the Jazz Crusaders, later known as The Crusaders. Felder played bass on the Jackson 5's hits "I Want ...
,
Reggie Johnson –
bass
*
Jim Keltner
James Lee Keltner (born April 27, 1942) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. He was characterized by Bob Dylan biographer Howard Sounes as "the leading session drummer in America". Howard Sounes. ''Dow ...
,
Shelly Manne
Sheldon "Shelly" Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, sw ...
– drums
*Gary Coleman, Mark Stevens – percussion
*
Marni Nixon
Margaret Nixon McEathron (February 22, 1930 – July 24, 2016), known professionally as Marni Nixon, was an American soprano and ghost singer for featured actresses in musical films. She is now recognized as the singing voice of leading a ...
– vocals (tracks 1 & 2)
References
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Impulse! Records albums
John Klemmer albums
1972 albums