A Lovesome Thing
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{{Infobox album
| name = A Lovesome Thing
| type = Studio
| artist = Frank Morgan
| cover = A Lovesome Thing.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1991
| recorded = September 5–6, 1990
| venue =
| studio = BMG Studios, NYC
| genre = Jazz
| length = 54:32
| label = Antilles
848 213-2
| producer = John Snyder
| chronology = Frank Morgan
| prev_title = Mood Indigo
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = You Must Believe in Spring
| next_year = 1992
}}
A Lovesome Thing is an album by saxophonist Frank Morgan which was recorded in 1990 and released on the Antilles label the following year.[https://www.jazzdisco.org/frank-morgan/catalog/#antilles-848-213-2 Frank Morgan discography] accessed December 18, 2018[https://jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/MorganFrank-ldr.php Frank Morgan Leader Entry] accessed December 18, 2018
Reception
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| rev1 = Allmusic
}}
The review by Allmusic's Scott Yanow said: "There are no barnburners on the date but overall the music is rewarding".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000691102 |title=Frank Morgan: A Lovesome Thing – Review |accessdate=December 18, 2018}}
Track listing
- "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) – 2:05
- "Footprints" (Wayne Shorter) – 7:00
- "Ten Cents a Dance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:25
- "Everything Happens to Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 7:05
- "Helen's Song" (George Cables) – 6:29
- "Pannonica" (Thelonious Monk) – 9:11
- "Wholey Earth" (Abbey Lincoln) – 5:17
- "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" (Billy Strayhorn) – 7:20
- "Lullaby" (Cables) – 4:40
Personnel
=Performance=
- Frank Morgan – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- George Cables – piano
- David Williams – bass
- Lewis Nash – drums
- Roy Hargrove – trumpet (tracks 2, 4 & 5)
- Abbey Lincoln – vocals (tracks 3 & 7)
=Production=
- John Snyder – producer
- Jay Newland, Joe Lopes – engineer
References
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