Earl Klugh (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Earl Klugh
| type = studio
| artist = Earl Klugh
| cover = Earlklugh.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1976
| recorded = January – February 1976
| venue =
| studio = Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California; Record Plant, Los Angeles
| genre = {{hlist|Jazz|smooth jazz}}
| length = {{Duration|m=39|s=8}}
| label = Blue Note
| producer = Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Living Inside Your Love
| next_year = 1976
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev2 = Baltimore Afro-American
| noprose = yes
}}
Earl Klugh is the debut album by jazz guitarist Earl Klugh, released in 1976.{{cite web|last1=Wynn| first1=Ron|title=Earl Klugh|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/earl-klugh-mw0000195276|website=AllMusic|accessdate=18 December 2017}} Klugh is accompanied by Louis Johnson on bass and Lee Ritenour on guitar.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WMAlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U_UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3474,3589090&dq=ballads+earl-klugh&hl=en|title=Earl Klugh Impressive|date=21 June 1977|work=Baltimore Afro-American| page=18| accessdate=15 October 2010|location=Baltimore, Maryland}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Earl Klugh except where noted
| title1 = Las Manos de Fuego (Hands of Fire)
| writer1 = Dave Grusin
| length1 = 5:33
| title2 = Could It Be I'm Falling in Love
| writer2 = Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals
| length2 = 4:01
| title3 = Angelina
| length3 = 4:50
| title4 = Slippin' in the Back Door
| writer4 = Louis Johnson
| length4 = 4:16
| title5 = Vonetta
| length5 = 6:04
| title6 = Laughter in the Rain
| writer6 = Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody
| length6 = 4:32
| title7 = Waltz for Debby
| writer7 = Bill Evans
| length7 = 4:58
| title8 = Wind and the Sea
| length8 = 4:48
| title9 = Cabo Frio
| length9 = 3:37
| title10 = The Shadow of Your Smile
| length10 = 3:00
| title11 = Angelina
| length11 = 5:16
}}
Personnel
=Musicians=
{{div col}}
- Earl Klugh – acoustic and electric guitars
- Chuck Findley, Oscar Brashear – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Garnett Brown – trombone
- Ray Pizzi – soprano saxophone
- Pete Christlieb – tenor saxophone, flute
- Jerome Richardson – baritone saxophone, flute
- Dave Grusin – piano, synthesizer, percussion
- Lee Ritenour – electric guitar
- Charles Meeks – bass guitar
- Louis Johnson – bass
- Harvey Mason – drums, percussion
- Laudir de Oliveira – percussion
- Alexander Murray, Bernard Kundell, Charles Veal, Jr., Daniel Shindaryov, Edgar Lustgarten, Joseph Stepansky, Karen Jones, Kenneth Yerke, Marcia Van Dyke, Marie Fera, Myer Bello, Pamela Goldsmith, Ralph Schaeffer, Thelma Beach –strings
{{div col end}}
=Technical=
- Larry Rosen – producer
- Phil Schier – engineer
- John Golden – mastering
Charts
| class="wikitable" border="1"
|+ Album – Billboard{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r142243|pure_url=yes}}|title=Earl Klugh - Billboard Albums|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=23 September 2010}} |
| Year
! Chart ! Position |
|---|
| 1976
| 124 |
| 1976
| Jazz Albums | 16 |
References
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