In The Beginning - Hubert Laws

 

Airegin

In The Beginning

Hubert Laws

Produced by Creed Taylor

Cover Photograph by Pete Turner

Liner Photograph by Duane Michels

Album Design by Sibbie McDonough

Recorded at Van Gelder Studios

Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

Recorded February, 1974

CTI Records CTX 3+3

1974

Flute - Hubert Laws

Bass - Ron Carter

Drums - Steve Gadd

Percussion - Airto & Dave Friedman (vibes)

Guitar - Gene Bertoncini

Keyboard - Clare Fischer (piano on Mean Lane and electric piano on In The Beginning)

Rodgers Grant (Piano on Mean Lane)

Bob James (all piano and electric piano solos except In The Beginning)

Richard Tee (organ on Come Ye Disconsolate)

Tenor Saxophone - Ronnie Laws

Violin - David Nadien

Viola - Emanuel Vardi

Cello - George Ricci

From Billboard - May 4, 1974: Mellowness and gentle rolling lines highlight Law's flute work. This is another in the series of small studio groups which Creed Taylor puts together. Laws, the most noted of the new flutists, gets a chance to go to church once in a real down home but gentle mood ("Come Ye Disconsolate"). But when drummer Steve Gadd goes into a furious pattern using brushes, Laws matches the fiery tempo on "Airegin." This LP is a straight blowing date with side one of the two disk set opening with a fast 4/4. Bob James, who plays beautiful electric piano throughout, is joined on keyboards  on a Lantinish "Mean Lane" by Carl Fischer and Rodgers Grant. Best cuts: "Mean Lane," "Come Ye Disconsolate." Dealers: Stock in small jazz groups but keep clearly in sight.

In The Beginning

Restoration

Gymnopedie #1

Come Ye Disconsolate

Airegin

Moment's Notice

Reconciliation

Mean Lene