Night Song (Mike LeDonne album)

Night Song
Studio album by Mike LeDonne
Released	September 13, 2005
Recorded	May 10, 2005
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:37
Label	Savant SCD 2067
Producer	Don Sickler
Mike LeDonne chronology
Smokin' Out Loud (2004) Night Song (2005) On Fire: Live at Smoke (2006)

Night Song is an album by pianist Mike LeDonne which was recorded in 2005 and released on the Savant label.^[1][2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

In his review on Allmusic, Scott Yanow states "Pianist Mike LeDonne, whose main influence is McCoy Tyner, mostly sounds pretty original throughout this swinging trio set ... Mike LeDonne is the main star throughout and is heard in prime form. Recommended".^[3] In JazzTimes, Thomas Conrad wrote "LeDonne is a deeply middle-of-the-road mainstream-modern pianist who lacks any signature stylistic manifestations that would give his work a clearly identifiable personality. But he is highly proficient and swings at all tempos. He also has taste. Night Song is a quality project throughout"^[5]

Track listing[edit]

1. "Night Song" (Lee Adams, Charles Strouse) – 6:43
2. "JB" (Mike LeDonne) – 5:31
3. "After the Rain" (John Coltrane) – 7:36
4. "I Should Care" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) – 7:54
5. "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" (Stevie Wonder) – 8:06
6. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington) – 6:25
7. "Toys" (Herbie Hancock) – 7:14
8. "Continuum" (LeDonne) – 7:26
9. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 4:42

Personnel[edit]

• Mike LeDonne – piano
• Ron Carter – bass
• Joe Farnsworth – drums

References[edit]