Bobby Hutcherson – Medina
Vibraphone, marimba - Bobby Hutcherson [click here to see more vinyl featuring Bobby Hutcherson]
Saxophone - Harold Land
Drums - Joe Chambers
Piano - Stanley Cowell
Bass - Reggie Johnson
Written by Bobby Hutcherson (A1-2), Stanley Cowell (A3-4), Joe Chambers (B1-2)
1 LP, Standard sleeve by Stoughton Printing Co.
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Blue Note Tone Poet
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded on August 11, 1969 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Original sessions produced by Duke Pearson, Francis Wolff
Reissue Supervision by Joe Harley
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Liner Notes by Richard Seidel
Design by Patrick Roques
Photography by Francis Wolff
Originally released in 1980
Reissued in August 2024
Tracks :
Side A:
1. "Avis"
2. "Comes Spring"
3. "Dave's Chant"
4. "Orientale"
Side B :
1. "Medina"
2. "Ungano"
Reviews :
« Medina was another Bobby Hutcherson/Harold Land Quintet session that didn't see the light of day until over a decade later (recorded in 1969, issued in 1980). Again, it's hard to see why, given the high quality of both the group and their music, which seemed to get lost in the shuffle of jazz's late-'60s upheaval. Granted, it may have been a shade less distinctive than Hutcherson's earliest sessions, but the levels of composition and execution remained top-notch. Drummer Joe Chambers, pianist Stanley Cowell, and Hutcherson each contribute two numbers apiece, and each is advanced and has at least something of its own flavor -- the Erik Satie influence on Hutcherson's gentle "Comes Spring," for example, or the meditative Eastern feel of Cowell's flute-centered "Orientale." Chambers and bassist Reggie Johnson turn in some of their finest work with the Hutcherson-Land unit, as many of the pieces incorporate stuttering, rapidly shifting rhythms and frequent time-signature changes. Soulful yet firmly modern, this group was solid from top to bottom, and Medina is yet another fine piece of supporting evidence. » AllMusic Review by Steve Huey
Ratings:
AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.77 / 5