''Crying Song'' is an album by jazz flautist Hubert Laws released on the CTI label featuring performances of popular music (including songs by

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, The Beatles, The Monkees and The Bee Gees) and by Laws recorded in Memphis with Elvis Presley's rhythm section and at Rudy Van Gelder's studio.CTI discography
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Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic Review
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Track listing

# "La Jean" ( Johnny Christopher) – 2:33 # "

Love Is Blue "L'amour est bleu" (; "Love Is Blue") is a song whose music was composed by André Popp, and whose lyrics were written by Pierre Cour, in 1967. Bryan Blackburn later wrote English-language lyrics for it. First performed in French by Greek singe ...

/ Sing a Rainbow" (

André Popp André Charles Jean Popp (19 February 1924 – 10 May 2014) was a French composer, arranger and screenwriter. Biography Popp was born into a family of German-Dutch background, in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée. He started his career as a church org ...

/ Arthur Hamilton) – 3:25 # "

Crying Song Crying is the human production of tears in response to an emotional state. Crying may also refer to: Music * Crying (band), an American rock band from Purchase, New York * ''Crying'' (album), a 1962 album by Roy Orbison Songs * "Cryin'", a ...

" (

Roger Waters George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. In 1965, he co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Waters initially served as the bassist, but following the departure of singer-so ...

) – 4:56 # " Listen to the Band" ( Michael Nesmith) – 3:24 # " I've Gotta Get a Message to You" ( Barry Gibb,

Robin Gibb Robin Hugh Gibb (22 December 1949 – 20 May 2012) was a British singer and songwriter. He gained worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees pop group with elder brother Barry and fraternal twin brother Maurice. Robin Gibb also had his o ...

, Maurice Gibb) – 3:12 # "

Feelin' Alright Feeling Alright may refer to: *"Feelin' Alright?", a 1968 song by Traffic, made famous by a 1969 version by Joe Cocker retitled "Feeling Alright"; also recorded by many other artists * "Feelin' Alright" (Len song), 1999 song by Canadian alternative ...

" ( Dave Mason) – 2:34 # "

Cymbaline "Cymbaline" is a Pink Floyd song from the album '' Soundtrack from the Film More''. Lyrics Its lyrics vividly tell the tale of a "nightmare", which was the title of the song when it was first introduced in Floyd's ''The Man and The Journey Tour' ...

" (Waters) – 3:55 # "How Long Will It Be?" (Hubert Laws) – 6:11 # "

Let It Be Let It Be most commonly refers to: * ''Let It Be'' (Beatles album), the Beatles' final studio album, released in 1970 * "Let It Be" (Beatles song), the title song from the album It may also refer to: Film and television * ''Let It Be'' (1970 ...

" ( John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:32

Personnel

* Hubert Laws –

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

*Bobby Wood – piano (tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9) *Bobby Emmons –

organ Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone ** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument ** Hammond ...

(tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9) * Bob James –

electric piano An electric piano is a musical instrument which produces sounds when a performer presses the keys of a piano-style musical keyboard. Pressing keys causes mechanical hammers to strike metal strings, metal reeds or wire tines, leading to vibrations ...

, organ (tracks 3, 7 & 8) * George Benson (tracks 3, 7 & 8),

Reggie Young Reggie Grimes Young Jr. (December 12, 1936 – January 17, 2019) was an American musician who was lead guitarist in the American Sound Studio house band, The Memphis Boys, and was a leading session musician. He played on various recordings with ...

(tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9) – guitar *Mike Leech – electric bass (tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9) *

Ron Carter Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded nu ...

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bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

(tracks 3, 7 & 8) *Gene Chrisman (tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9), Billy Cobham (track 3), Grady Tate (tracks 7 & 8) –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

Ernie Royal Ernest Andrew Royal (June 2, 1921 in Los Angeles, California – March 16, 1983 in New York City) was a jazz trumpeter. His older brother was clarinetist and alto saxophonist Marshal Royal, with whom he appears on the classic Ray Charles big ban ...

, Marvin Stamm – trumpet,

flugelhorn The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...

(tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9) * Garnett Brown, Tony Studd – trombone (tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9) *Art Clarke, Seldon Powell – saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 9) * Ed Shaughnessy – tabla, sand blocks (track 6) *Lewis Eley, Paul Gershman, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Raoul Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi, Sylvan Shulman, Avram Weiss – violin (tracks 1 & 2) *Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello (tracks 1 & 2) *Bob James, Glen Spreen, Mike Leech –

arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...

References

{{Authority control 1969 albums CTI Records albums Hubert Laws albums Albums produced by Creed Taylor Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio