Night Song (Mike LeDonne album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Night Song
| type = Studio
| artist = Mike LeDonne
| cover = Night Song (Mike LeDonne album).jpg
| alt =
| released = September 13, 2005
| recorded = May 10, 2005
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length = 61:37
| label = Savant
SCD 2067
| producer = Don Sickler
| chronology = Mike LeDonne
| prev_title = Smokin' Out Loud
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = On Fire: Live at Smoke
| next_year = 2006
}}
Night Song is an album by pianist Mike LeDonne which was recorded in 2005 and released on the Savant label.[http://www.jazzdepot.com/m_ledonne/2067.html Jazz Depot: album details] accessed January 11, 2019[http://mikeledonne.net/discography/albums/night-song/ Mike LeDonne discography - album details] accessed January 11, 2019
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=876}}
}}
In his review on Allmusic, Scott Yanow states "Pianist Mike LeDonne, whose main influence is McCoy Tyner, mostly sounds pretty original throughout this swinging trio set ... Mike LeDonne is the main star throughout and is heard in prime form. Recommended".{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000719505|first= Scott|last=Yanow|label= Mike LeDonne: Night Song: Review|accessdate=January 11, 2019}} In JazzTimes, Thomas Conrad wrote "LeDonne is a deeply middle-of-the-road mainstream-modern pianist who lacks any signature stylistic manifestations that would give his work a clearly identifiable personality. But he is highly proficient and swings at all tempos. He also has taste. Night Song is a quality project throughout"Conrad, T. [https://jazztimes.com/reviews/eighty-eights/mike-ledonne-night-song/ JazzTimes Review] accessed January 11, 2019
Track listing
- "Night Song" (Lee Adams, Charles Strouse) – 6:43
- "JB" (Mike LeDonne) – 5:31
- "After the Rain" (John Coltrane) – 7:36
- "I Should Care" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) – 7:54
- "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" (Stevie Wonder) – 8:06
- "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington) – 6:25
- "Toys" (Herbie Hancock) – 7:14
- "Continuum" (LeDonne) – 7:26
- "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 4:42