Music for People, Birds, Butterflies and Mosquitoes is an album by American jazz composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre which was released on the Choice label in 1973.[1][2]
| Music for People, Birds, Butterflies and Mosquitoes | ||||
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| Studio album by The Jimmy Giuffre 3 | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | December 1972 Macdonald Studio, Sea Cliff, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Choice S-1001 | |||
| Producer | Gerry Macdonald | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic states: "The music is moody, fairly spontaneous, and melodic, but often wandering and rather insubstantial... None of the songs clock in over 5:37, and although they form a sort of suite, the overall results are not too memorable".[3]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Jimmy Giuffre
- "Mosquito Dance" - 5:37
- "Night Dance" - 4:11
- "Flute Song" - 2:37
- "Eternal Chant" - 2:58
- "The Bird" - 2:44
- "The Waiting" - 3:25
- "The Butterfly" - 2:26
- "The Chanting" - 4:42
- "Moonlight" - 3:39
- "Dervish" - 3:31
- "Phoenix" - 5:04
- "Feast Dance" - 3:23
Personnel edit
- Jimmy Giuffre - tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, bass flute
- Kiyoshi Tokunaga - bass
- Randy Kaye - percussion
References edit
- ^ Fitzgerald, M., Jimmy Guiffre Leader Entry accessed July 6, 2015
- ^ Jimmy Giuffre Catalog accessed July 6, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Music for People, Birds, Butterflies and Mosquitoes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2015.