Windflower
Studio album by
Herb Ellis, Joe Pass
ReleasedOctober 1977
StudioBell Sound Studios, New York, NY
GenreJazz
Length39:37
LabelConcord Records
Herb Ellis chronology
Great Guitars: Straight Tracks with Charlie Byrd, Barney Kessel
(1978)		 Windflower
(1977)		 Soft & Mellow
(1979)

Windflower is an album by jazz guitarists Herb Ellis and Remo Palmier that was released in 1977.[1][2][3]

Receptions

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Writing for AllMusic, Scott Yanow noted that while Ellis took the lead on the album, Palmier was given just as much opportunity in the spotlight, with the "two old friends challeng[ing] each other on a variety of appealing chord changes..."[2] Leonard Feather gave the album a positive review in the Los Angeles Times, calling it "first-rate MOR jazz".[5] In a review for his blog JazzWax, Marc Myers said that "through their easy, swinging approach, they sound fresh and alive. The guitar lines are lovely, and the chords are splendidly voiced".[6] Asbury Park Press' Don Lass thought the album lacked urgency and was ultimately "good, but nothing beyond that".[7] The Buffalo News' Jeff Simon wrote that Ellis mostly stays out of Palmier's way, allowing the latter's "thoroughly graceful and profoundly musical technique" to shine.[8]

Track listing

  1. Windflower (Sara Cassey) - 3:55
  2. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Jerry Brainin/Buddy Bernier) - 6:13
  3. My Foolish Heart (Victory Young/Ned Washington) - 3:20
  4. Close Your Eyes (Bernice Petkere) - 4:04
  5. Danny Boy (Frederick Edward Weatherly) - 2:49
  6. Walkin' (Richard Carpenter) - 5:23
  7. Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael/Mitchell Parish) - 5:30
  8. Triste (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 4:03
  9. Groove Merchant (Jerome Richardson) - 4:49

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Berger, Edward (1993). Bassically Speaking: An Oral History of George Duvivier. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 392. ISBN 0-8108-2691-7.
  2. 1 2 Herb Ellis - Windflower Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-03-23
  3. ↑ Yanow, Scott (2000). Bebop. San Francisco, CA: Miller Freeman Books. p. 264. ISBN 0-87930-608-4.
  4. ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Windflower > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  5. ↑ Feather, Leonard (May 7, 1978). "Pop Album Briefs". Los Angeles Times. p. 88.
  6. ↑ Myers, Marc (September 23, 2021). "Herb Ellis & Remo Palmier: Windflower". JazzWax. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  7. ↑ Lass, Don (October 29, 1978). "Herb Ellis, Remo Palmier: 'Windflower'". Asbury Park Press. p. F6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Simon, Jeff (June 30, 1978). "Jazz". The Buffalo News. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
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