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Blue Note

Heaven On Earth

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Recorded1968
LabelBlue Note
CatalogBST 84304
Released1968
Personnel10 credited players
Discogsmaster 407044

The record

Byard Lancaster's alto set against George Benson's guitar is the pairing to listen for, with Herbert Morgan adding tenor, Eddie Gladden on drums and Althea Young credited on vocals over Larry Young's organ. Six pieces for Blue Note in 1968, ending on 'My Funny Valentine,' produced by Francis Wolff with lacquers cut by Rudy Van Gelder and notes from Nat Hentoff.

Tracks

  1. The Infant
  2. The Cradle
  3. The Hereafter
  4. Heaven On Earth
  5. Call Me
  6. My Funny Valentine

Session personnel

  • Byard Lancaster — Alto Saxophone
  • Eddie Gladden — Drums
  • George Benson — Guitar
  • Rudy Van Gelder — Lacquer Cut By
  • Nat Hentoff — Liner Notes
  • Larry Young — Organ
  • Jordan Malek — Photography By [Cover Photo]
  • Francis Wolff — Producer
  • Herbert Morgan — Tenor Saxophone
  • Althea Young — Vocals

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1968Blue Note · BST 84304 — Vinyl LP Album Stereo earliest on file
1969Blue Note · BST 84304 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1969Blue Note · BLC 84304 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1984Blue Note · BNJ 71040 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
1984Blue Note · BNJ 71040 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo
2010Blue Note · TOCJ-8720 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2019Blue Note · UCCQ-9517 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Blue Note · 4304 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Scorpio
Blue Note — File, MP3, Album, Reissue, VBR

Follow the players

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