Habanera is an album by the English classical saxophonist John Harle and the pianist John Lenehan. Produced by Joe Boyd and released on his Hannibal world music record label in 1987, the recording features an eclectic range of composers and musical genres.
| Habanera | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | April 24–25, 1987 | |||
| Studio | Firehouse Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Classical, jazz, folk | |||
| Length | 57:48 | |||
| Label | Hannibal Rykodisc | |||
| Producer | Joe Boyd | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Reception
editAllmusic awarded the album with 3 stars.[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Three Folksongs (from the country of Csík)" | Béla Bartók | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Gymnopédie 1" | Erik Satie | 6:48 |
| 3. | "Elergy for 'Trane" | Jeremy Wall | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Three Preludes for Piano" | George Gershwin | 6:40 |
| 5. | "Fantasia" | Heitor Villa-Lobos | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Allegro" | Leonardo Vinci | 1:50 |
| 7. | "Deep Purple" | Peter DeRose | 5:09 |
| 8. | "Theme From 'Tender is the Night'" | Richard Rodney Bennett | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Sonata in G Minor (BWV 1020)" | J. S. Bach | 10:40 |
| 10. | "Homage to Edith Piaf" | Francis Poulenc | 2:55 |
| 11. | "Syrinx" | Claude Debussy | 2:29 |
| 12. | "Habanera" | Maurice Ravel | 2:45 |
| 13. | "Out of the Cool" | Dave Heath | 6:04 |
Personnel
edit- John Harle – soprano and alto saxophones
- John Lenehan – piano
- Nick Parker – engineer
References
edit- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Allmusic Review: Habanera accessed 14 April 2010