Four Seasons (Bobby Hutcherson album)

1985 studio album by Bobby Hutcherson, George Cables, Herbie Lewis and Philly Joe Jones

Four Seasons

Studio album by

Bobby Hutcherson, George Cables, Herbie Lewis and Philly Joe Jones

Released| 1985
Recorded| December 11, 1983
Studio| Studio 44, Monster, Holland
Genre| Jazz
Length| 45:51
Label| Timeless
SJP 210
Producer| Wim Wigt, Makoto Kimata
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
| Farewell Keystone
(1982)  | Four Seasons
(1985)  | Good Bait
(1984)

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Nice Groove cover

Four Seasons is an album by vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, pianist George Cables, bassist Herbie Lewis and drummer Philly Joe Jones featuring performances recorded in 1983 and originally given limited release in 1984 in Japan on Baystate as Nice Groove before being more widely released the following year on the Dutch Timeless label.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]

On Allmusic, Scott Yanow observed "This set by vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson is a bit unusual in that, rather than playing complex originals, he interprets seven jazz standards. ... Hutcherson sounds in top form".[3]

## Track listing

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1. "I Mean You" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:49
2. "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 5:54
3. "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 7:03
4. "Star Eyes" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) – 7:47
5. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 5:37
6. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 6:50
7. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 6:36

## Personnel

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* Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
* George Cables \- piano
* Herbie Lewis – bass
* Philly Joe Jones – drums

## References

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1. ^ Jazzlists: Timeless Records SJP series discography accessed December 20, 2017
2. ^ Bobby Hutcherson Catalog, accessed December 20, 2017
3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Bobby Hutcherson: Four Seasons – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2017.

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Bobby Hutcherson

The year(s) indicated apply to the recording(s),
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Studio albums|

* The Kicker (1963)
* Dialogue (1965)
* Components (1965)
* Happenings (1966)
* Stick-Up! (1966)
* Oblique (1967)
* Patterns (1968)
* Total Eclipse (1968)
* Spiral (1968)
* Medina (1969)
* Now! (1969)
* San Francisco (1970)
* Head On (1971)
* Natural Illusions (1972)
* Cirrus (1974)
* Linger Lane (1974)
* Inner Glow (1975)
* Montara (1975)
* Waiting (1976)
* The View from the Inside (1976)
* Knucklebean (1977)
* Highway One (1978)
* Conception: The Gift of Love (1979)
* Un Poco Loco (1979)
* Solo / Quartet (1982)
* Four Seasons (1983)
* Good Bait (1984)
* Color Schemes (1985)
* Cruisin' the 'Bird (1988)
* Ambos Mundos (1989)
* Mirage (1991)
* Enjoy the View (2014)

Live
albums|

* Blow Up (1969)
* Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux (1973)
* Farewell Keystone (1982)
* In the Vanguard (1986)

Discography

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