Horizons (Charles McPherson album)

1969 studio album by Charles McPherson

Horizons

Studio album by

Charles McPherson

Released| 1969
Recorded| August 27, 1968
Impact Studios, New York City
Genre| Jazz
Length| 38:17
Label| Prestige
PR 7603
Producer| Don Schlitten
Charles McPherson chronology
| From This Moment On!
(1968)  | Horizons
(1969)  | McPherson's Mood
(1968)

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Horizons is the fifth album led by saxophonist Charles McPherson recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

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

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "By playing bop-oriented music in 1968, Charles McPherson could have been considered behind the times, but he was never a fad chaser and he has long had a timeless style. This music still sounds viable and creative decades later".[3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Charles McPherson except as indicated

1. "Horizons" - 5:47
2. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 8:04
3. "Ain't That Somethin'" - 5:18
4. "Night Eyes" - 5:14
5. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 6:38
6. "She Loves Me" - 7:16

## Personnel

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* Charles McPherson \- alto saxophone
* Nasir Rashid Hafiz - vibraphone
* Cedar Walton \- piano
* Pat Martino \- guitar
* Walter Booker \- bass
* Billy Higgins \- drums

## References

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1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 13, 2013
2. ^ Fitzgerald, M. Jazzdiscography: Charles McPherson Leader Entry accessed May 15, 2018
3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed March 13, 2013
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 985\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

* v
* t
* e

Charles McPherson

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.

leader

co-leader|

* Bebop Revisited! (1964)
* Con Alma! (1965)
* The Quintet/Live! (1966)
* From This Moment On! (1968)
* Horizons (1968)
* McPherson's Mood (1969)
* Charles McPherson (1971)
* Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady) (1972)
* Today's Man (1973)
* Beautiful! (1975)
* Live in Tokyo (1976)
* New Horizons (1977)
* Free Bop! (1978)
* First Flight Out (1994)
* Come Play with Me (1995)
* Manhattan Nocturne (1997)

With
Charles
Mingus|

* The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962)
* Music Written for Monterey 1965 (1965)
* My Favorite Quintet (1965)
* Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session (1970)
* Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970)
* Let My Children Hear Music (1971)
* Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972)
* Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974)

With
others|

* Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (1963)
* Just Be Bop (Toshiko Akiyoshi, 1980)
* For Sure! (Kenny Drew, 1978)
* Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall (Clint Eastwood, 1996)
* The Many Faces of Art Farmer (1964)
* Newer Than New (Barry Harris, 1961)
* Bull's Eye! (Barry Harris, 1968)
* Cello Again (Sam Jones, 1976)
* Boppin' & Burnin' (Don Patterson, 1968)
* Funk You! (Don Patterson, 1968)
* Bird Lives! (Red Rodney, 1973)
* Impact (Charles Tolliver, 1975)

* v
* t
* e

Cedar Walton

Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.

leader

co-leader|

* Cedar! (1967)
* Spectrum (1968)
* The Electric Boogaloo Song (1969)
* Soul Cycle (1969)
* Breakthrough! (1972)
* A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1 (1973)
* A Night at Boomers, Vol. 2 (1973)
* Firm Roots (1974)
* Pit Inn (1974)
* Mobius (1975)
* Eastern Rebellion (1976)
* The Pentagon (1975)
* Beyond Mobius (1976)
* Eastern Rebellion 2 (1977)
* First Set (1977)
* Second Set (1977)
* Third Set (1977)
* Animation (1978)
* Eastern Rebellion 3 (1979)
* Soundscapes (1980)
* The Maestro (1981)
* Piano Solos (1981)
* Heart & Soul (1982)
* Among Friends (1982)
* The All American Trio (1983)
* Eastern Rebellion 4 (1983)
* Cedar's Blues (1985)
* The Trio 1 (1985)
* The Trio 2 (1985)
* The Trio 3 (1985)
* Cedar Walton (1985)
* Bluesville Time (1985)
* Blues for Myself (1986)
* Cedar Walton Plays (1986)
* Duo (1990)
* Cedar Walton at Maybeck (1992)
* Manhattan Afternoon (1992)
* Composer (1996)
* Roots (1997)
* The Promise Land (2001)
* Latin Tinge (2002)
* Underground Memoirs (2005)
* Midnight Waltz (2005)
* One Flight Down (2006)
* Seasoned Wood (2008)
* Voices Deep Within (2009)
* The Bouncer (2011)

sideman
with
Art Blakey
& The Jazz
Messengers|

* Three Blind Mice (1961)
* Mosaic (1961)
* Buhaina's Delight (1961)
* Caravan (1962)
* Ugetsu (1963)
* Free for All (1964)
* Kyoto (1964)
* Indestructible (1964)
* Golden Boy (1964)
* Buhaina (1973)
* Anthenagin (1973)

With
Art Farmer
(or where
stated),
Benny
Golson

The Jazztet|

* Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Golson, 1960–61)
* The Jazztet and John Lewis (The Jazztet, 1960–61)
* Big City Sounds (The Jazztet, 1961)
* The Jazztet at Birdhouse (The Jazztet, 1961)
* The Time and the Place (1967)
* The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (1967)
* Homecoming (1971)
* Yesterday's Thoughts (1975)
* To Duke with Love (1975)
* The Summer Knows (1976)
* Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976)
* Voices All (The Jazztet, 1982)

With
Eddie Harris|

* Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1964)
* The In Sound (1965)
* Mean Greens (1966)
* The Tender Storm (1966)
* Excursions (1966)
* How Can You Live Like That? (1976)

With
Billy Higgins|

* Soweto (1979)
* The Soldier (1979)
* Once More (1980)
* Bridgework (1980–86)
* Billy Higgins Quintet (1993)

With
Milt Jackson|

* Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965)
* Born Free (1966)
* Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968)
* Goodbye (1972–73)
* Olinga (1974)

With
Etta James|

* Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994)
* Time After Time (1995)
* 12 Songs of Christmas (1998)
* Blue Gardenia (2000–1)

With
Clifford
Jordan|

* Spellbound (1960)
* Starting Time (1961)
* Bearcat (1962)
* These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965)
* Glass Bead Games (1973)
* Half Note (1974)
* Night of the Mark VII (aka, The Highest Mountain, Muse, 1975)
* On Stage Vol. 1 (1975)
* On Stage Vol. 2 (1975)
* On Stage Vol. 3 (1975)
* Firm Roots (1975)
* The Highest Mountain (SteepleChase, 1975)

With
Blue
Mitchell|

* The Cup Bearers (1962)
* Boss Horn (1966)
* Stratosonic Nuances (1975)
* Summer Soft (1977)

With
Houston
Person|

* Chocomotive (1967)
* Trust in Me (1967)
* Blue Odyssey (1968)
* Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972)
* The Big Horn (1976)
* Very Personal (1980)
* Naturally (2012)

With
others|

* God Bless Jug and Sonny (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973)
* Left Bank Encores (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973)
* Something for Lester (Ray Brown, 1977)
* Slow Drag (Donald Byrd, 1967)
* The Almoravid (Joe Chambers, 1971–73)
* Somethin's Cookin' (Junior Cook, 1981)
* Broken Shadows (Ornette Coleman, 1971–72)
* Katumbo (Dance) (Johnny Coles, 1971)
* Giant Steps (John Coltrane, 1959)
* Up, Up and Away (Sonny Criss, 1967)
* The Beat Goes On! (Sonny Criss, 1968)
* This Is the Moment! (Kenny Dorham, 1958)
* Blue Spring (Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley, 1959)
* It's All Right! (Teddy Edwards, 1967)
* Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961)
* Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972)
* Tangerine (Dexter Gordon, 1972)
* Generation (Dexter Gordon, 1972)
* Bush Dance (Johnny Griffin, 1978)
* Roots (Slide Hampton, 1985)
* The Quota (Jimmy Heath, 1961)
* Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962)
* Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966)
* Hub Cap (Freddie Hubbard, 1961)
* Here to Stay (Freddie Hubbard, 1962)
* The Body & the Soul (Freddie Hubbard,1963)
* Bolivia (Freddie Hubbard, 1991)
* Highway One (Bobby Hutcherson, 1978)
* Farewell Keystone (Bobby Hutcherson, 1982)
* Really Livin' (J.J. Johnson, 1959)
* J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960)
* Save Your Love for Me (Etta Jones, 1986)
* Advance! (Philly Joe Jones, 1978)
* Drum Song (Philly Joe Jones, 1978)
* Seven Minds (Sam Jones, 1974)
* Something in Common (Sam Jones, 1974–77)
* First Class Kloss! (Eric Kloss, 1967)
* Abbey Is Blue (Abbey Lincoln, 1959)
* Strings! (Pat Martino, 1967)
* From This Moment On! (Charles McPherson, 1968)
* Horizons (Charles McPherson, 1968)
* Caramba! (Lee Morgan, 1968)
* The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1968)
* The Mode (Sonny Red, 1961)
* Sonny Red (1971)
* Setting Standards (Woody Shaw, 1983)
* For Losers (Archie Shepp, 1968–69)
* Kwanza (Archie Shepp, 1968–69)
* Now Is the Time (Idrees Sulieman, 1976)
* Goodbye Yesterday (Lucky Thompson, 1972)
* Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (Lucky Thompson, 1972)
* I Offer You (Lucky Thompson, 1973)
* Another Story (Stanley Turrentine, 1969)
* Up Front (David Williams, 1986)

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