Night Song (Mike LeDonne album)

2005 studio album by Mike LeDonne

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)

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

## Contents

* 1 Reception
* 2 Track listing
* 3 Personnel
* 4 References

## Reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview 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]

1. ^ Jazz Depot: album details accessed January 11, 2019
2. ^ Mike LeDonne discography - album details accessed January 11, 2019
3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Mike LeDonne: Night Song: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 876\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. ^ Conrad, T. JazzTimes Review accessed January 11, 2019

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