The Earl Klugh Trio, Vol. 1

by Earl Klugh, Earl Klugh Trio

Overview

A departure from the type of boring, innocuous elevator Muzak Earl Klugh is best known for, Earl Klugh Trio, Vol. 1 gives listeners a rare chance to hear the guitarist playing straight-ahead jazz. Some bebop musicians contend that playing dull background music year after year means you can kiss your bebop chops goodbye, but there's no evidence of that on this rewarding CD. With Klugh sticking to acoustic guitar and employing Ralph Armstrong on upright bass and Gene Dunlap on drums, someone who is best known for recording schlock offers tasteful and lyrical interpretations of such well known standards as "I'll Remember April," "Night and Day" and "One Note Samba." Klugh also excels on "Lonely Girl" (a beautiful but underexposed Neal Hefti piece) and pleasantly surprises by demonstrating that the theme from the '60s sitcom Bewitched and the Aretha Franklin hit "I Say a Little Prayer" (written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David) can work in an acoustic bebop setting. Undeniably, this is the best album Klugh ever recorded -- it's too bad it was a departure from his norm instead of a primary direction. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	10/15/1991
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0075992675024
Rank:	130157

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Earl Klugh Trio   Primary Artist
Earl Klugh   Primary Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar
Gene Dunlap   Drums
Ralphe Armstrong   Bass,Bass (Acoustic)

Technical Credits

Alan Bergman   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Donna Summer   Composer
Gene DePaul   Composer
Keith Diamond   Composer
Earl Klugh   Producer
Pat Johnston   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
Jon Hendricks   Composer
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Marilyn Bergman   Composer
Bobby Troup   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Neal Hefti   Composer
Richard A. Whiting   Composer
Randy Poole   Assistant Engineer
Michel Legrand   Composer
Ray Evans   Composer
Redd Evans   Composer
Anthony Smith   Composer
Henry Mancini   Composer
Donna Wyant   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Jack Keller   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Jay Livingston   Composer
De Paul   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Howard Greenfield   Composer
Earl Klugh Trio   Performer
Meredith Lea Bailey   Design,Art Direction
Les Ward   Photography
Newton Mendonca   Composer
David Palmer   Engineer
Dave Palmer   Engineer
Alex North   Composer
Patricia Johnston   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer