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''Watch What Happens!'' is an album by American jazz pianist and composer
Steve Kuhn recorded in 1968 and originally released on the
MPS label but rereleased in the US as ''In Europe; 1968'' on the
Prestige
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label in 1969.
Steve Kuhn discography
accessed April 17, 2014
Reception
The Allmusic
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review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Like many pianists, Steve Kuhn seems to put out one quality disc after another but doesn't ever seem to get the attention he deserves. This beautifully recorded studio date from 1968, with bassist Palle Danielsson and drummer Jon Christensen, is a good example".[Dryden, K.]
Allmusic Review
accessed April 17, 2014.
Track listing
''All compositions by Steve Kuhn except as indicated''
# "Watch What Happens" (Michel Legrand
Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many son ...
) - 2:49
# "Silver" - 2:16
# "Lament/Once We Loved" ( J. J. Johnson/Gary McFarland
Gary Robert McFarland (October 23, 1933 – November 3, 1971) was an American composer, arranger, vibraphonist and vocalist. He recorded for the jazz imprints Verve and Impulse! Records during the 1960s. '' Down Beat magazine'' said he made "on ...
) - 6:55
# "Tom Jones" (John Addison
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, Mack Davis) - 6:42
# " Windows of the World/Here I Am" ( Burt Bacharach, Hal David
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David ...
) - 4:17
# " I Fall in Love Too Easily" ( Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
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) - 4:04
# "Ad Infinitum" ( Carla Bley) - 9:14
Personnel
* Steve Kuhn - piano
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*Palle Danielsson
Nils Paul "Palle" Danielsson (born 15 October 1946) is a Swedish jazz double bassist born in Stockholm, Sweden. From 1974 to 1979, he was a member of Keith Jarrett's quartet. He is the brother of pianist Monica Dominique.
Career
Danielsson's ...
- bass
* Jon Christensen - drums
References
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MPS Records albums
Steve Kuhn albums
1968 albums
Prestige Records albums