''The Loop'' is the seventh album led by American jazz vibraphonist

Johnny Lytle Johnny Dillard Lytle (October 13, 1932 in Springfield, Ohio – December 15, 1995 in Springfield) was a jazz drummer and vibraphonist. Life and career Lytle grew up in Springfield, Ohio in a family of musicians, the son of a trumpeter father ...

which was recorded in 1965 for the Tuba label.Payne, D
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Reception

The

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site awarded the album 4 stars stating "this is one groovin' album in the vein of hard bop".Lytle, C
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Track listing

''All compositions by Johnny Lytle except as indicated'' # "The Loop" - 2:18 # "

The More I See You "The More I See You" is a popular song composed by Harry Warren, with lyrics by Mack Gordon. The song was first published in 1945. Other recordings "The More I See You" has been subsequently recorded by many artists, notably by: * Bing Crosby ...

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Mack Gordon Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler; June 21, 1904 – February 28, 1959) was an American composer and lyricist for the stage and film. He was nominated for the best original song Oscar nine times in 11 years, including five consecutive years betwee ...

, Harry Warren) - 4:20 # "The Man" - 2:42 # " Time After Time" (

Sammy Cahn Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premi ...

, Jule Styne) - 4:28 # "Big Bill" - 3:52 # "Possum Grease" - 2:13 # "Cristo Redentor" ( Duke Pearson) - 4:44 # "The Shyster" - 3:08 # " My Romance" ( Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:02 # "Hot Sauce" - 2:20

Personnel

vibraphone The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a ''vibraphonist,'' ''vibraharpist ...

marimba The marimba () is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets. Below each bar is a resonator pipe that amplifies particular harmonics of its sound. Compared to the xylophone, the timbre ...

Wynton Kelly Wynton Charles Kelly (December 2, 1931 – April 12, 1971) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He is known for his lively, blues-based playing and as one of the finest accompanists in jazz. He began playing professionally at the age of ...

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 keybo ...

(tracks 2-6, 8 & 9) *Milton Harris - organ (tracks 1 & 3-10) * Bob Cranshaw (tracks 2-5 & 7-9), George Duvivier (tracks 1, 6 & 10) - bass *William "Peppy" Hinnant - drums *Willie Rodriguez - congas

References

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