''Relaxin' at Camarillo'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist

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recorded in 1979 and released on the

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accessed May 6, 2015 Featuring Henderson with keyboardist

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, and two rhythm sections-bassist Richard Davis and drummer Tony Williams on two tracks, and bassist Tony Dumas and drummer

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on the remaining three.

Reception

The

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review states "This informal session has plenty of fine solos from the two principals and is recommended to fans of advanced hard bop".

Track listing

# "Y Todavia la Quiero" (Joe Henderson) – 11:42 # "

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) – 9:59 # "Crimson Lake" (Chick Corea) – 5:26 # "Yes, My Dear" (Corea) – 8:44 # "

Relaxin' at Camarillo "Relaxin' at Camarillo" is a composition by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. It is inspired by his six-month stay in Camarillo State Hospital in Ventura County, California, after serving a prison term for arson and resisting arrest. The tune is a b ...

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) – 9:21

Personnel

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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 th ...

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

* Richard Davis (tracks 3 & 4), Tony Dumas (tracks 1, 2 & 5) – bass *

(tracks 1, 2 & 5), Tony Williams (Tracks 3 & 4) –

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References

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