Life Force (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Life Force
| type = Studio
| artist = Eric Kloss
| cover = Life Force (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = April 1968{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rwoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=eric+kloss+life+force&pg=PA48|title=Billboard|date=April 27, 1968}}
| recorded = September 18, 1967
New York City
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Prestige
PR 7535
| producer = Don Schlitten
| chronology = Eric Kloss
| prev_title = First Class Kloss!
| prev_year = 1967
| next_title = We're Goin' Up
| next_year = 1968
}}
Life Force is a studio album by saxophonist Eric Kloss. It was recorded in 1967 and released in 1968 on Prestige Records.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7500-series/#pr-7535 Prestige Records discography] accessed April 5, 2013
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen
|url-access=registration
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/120 120]
}}
}}
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/life-force-mw0000902227 AllMusic listing] accessed April 5, 2013
Track listing
All compositions by Eric Kloss, except as indicated.
- "Soul Daddy" - 4:05
- "You're Turning My Dreams Around" - 4:56
- "Life Force" - 11:46
- "Nocturno" - 6:38
- "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) - 5:24
- "My Heart Is In The Highlands" - 8:48
Personnel
- Eric Kloss - alto saxophone
- Jimmy Owens - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Pat Martino - guitar
- Ben Tucker - bass
- Alan Dawson - drums