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Night Song (Mike LeDonne album)

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Night Song
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2005
RecordedMay 10, 2005
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length61:37
LabelSavant
SCD 2067
ProducerDon 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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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  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

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References

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  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