Flight Path (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Flight Path
| type = Album
| artist = Sphere
| cover = Flight Path (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1983
| recorded = 1983
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length = 36:53
| label = Elektra/Musician
60313
| producer = Damu Productions Ltd.
| chronology = Sphere
| prev_title = Four in One
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = Sphere On Tour
| next_year = 1985
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Kenny Barron
| type = Album
| prev_title = Spiral
| prev_year = 1982
| title = Flight Path
| year = 1982
| next_title = Green Chimneys
| next_year = 1983
}}
}}
Flight Path is the second album by the group the Sphere featuring saxophonist Charlie Rouse, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Ben Riley that was recorded in 1983 and released on the Elektra/Musician label.[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ._Label_Elektra_Musician.htm Elektra Musician LP discography], accessed February 2, 2017.Fitzgerald, M., [http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Barron/kb-disc.php Kenny Barron Discography], accessed February 2, 2017.
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
}}
In his review on AllMusic, Ken Dryden states: "All of the group's members are in top form, with drummer Ben Riley (like Rouse, a veteran of Monk's quartet) solidly anchoring the rhythm section".{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000473684|first=Ken|last=Dryden|label=Sphere – Flight Path: Review|accessdate=February 2, 2017}}
Track listing
- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 10:31
- "Pumpkin's Delight" (Charlie Rouse) – 6:40
- "Played Twice" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:30
- "El Sueño" (Kenny Barron) – 5:27
- "Christina" (Buster Williams) – 4:47
- "Flight Path" (Barron) – 4:45
Personnel
References
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{{Sphere (American band)}}
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{{Buster Williams}}
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Category:Sphere (American band) albums