A Spoonful of Jazz

{{Infobox album

| name = A Spoonful of Jazz

| type = Studio

| artist = Bud Shank

| cover = A_Spoonful_of_Jazz.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1967

| recorded = 1967
Los Angeles, CA

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 33:43

| label = World Pacific
WP 1868

| producer = Ted Daryll

| chronology = Bud Shank

| prev_title = Bud Shank & the Sax Section

| prev_year = 1966

| next_title = Bud Shank Plays Music from Today's Movies

| next_year = 1967

}}

A Spoonful of Jazz is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank recorded in 1967 for the World Pacific label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/pacific-jazz-records/catalog-1800-21800-21900-series/#wp-1868 Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1800/21800/21900 series] accessed January 13, 2016Edwards, D., Eyrie, P. and Callahan, M. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/la/worldpacific/worldpacific.html World Pacific Album Discography], accessed December 15, 2015 The album features interpretations of tunes associated with The Lovin' Spoonful.

Reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|1|5}}

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The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 1 star and said that: "This historical curiosity shows how desperate labels like World Pacific sought to attract some of the pop audience to jazz artists; it can be safely bypassed by all jazz fans, except for the most obsessive collectors of the music of Bud Shank".{{AllMusic|first=Ken |last=Dryden |class=album |id=mw0000874743 |title=A Spoonful of Jazz – Review |accessdate=January 12, 2016}}

Track listing

  1. "Summer in the City" (John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone) - 2:58
  2. "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" (J. Sebastian) - 2:21
  3. "(You and Me and) Rain on the Roof" (J. Sebastian) - 2:25
  4. "Amy's Theme" (J. Sebastian) - 3:36
  5. "Cocoanut Grove" (J. Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky) - 2:43
  6. "Lovin' You" (J. Sebastian) - 2:27
  7. "Darling Be Home Soon" (J. Sebastian) - 3:34
  8. "Six O'Clock" (J. Sebastian) - 2:30
  9. "Younger Girl" (J. Sebastian) - 2:41
  10. "Didn't Wanna Have to Do It" (J. Sebastian) - 3:08
  11. "Daydream" (J. Sebastian) - 3:12
  12. 'Do You Believe in Magic" (J. Sebastian) - 2:06

Personnel

References