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Pumpkin's Delight
Live album by
Released1993
RecordedJuly 14, 1986
VenueTeatro Morlacchi, Perugia, Italy
GenreJazz
Length50:10
LabelRed
123 207
ProducerAlberto Alberti and Sergio Veschi
Sphere chronology
Sphere On Tour
(1985)
Pumpkin's Delight
(1993)
Four for All
(1987)
Kenny Barron chronology
Two as One
(1986)
Pumpkin's Delight
(1986)
The Red Barron Duo
(1986)

Pumpkin's Delight is a live album by the group Sphere featuring saxophonist Charlie Rouse, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Ben Riley, recorded at the Teatro Morlacchi in Perugia, Italy, as part of the 1986 Umbria Jazz Festival and released on the Italian Red label.[1][2] The 1993 CD edition features four tracks first released on LP in 1987 as Live at Umbria Jazz.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

In his review on AllMusic, Ron Wynn noted: "This 1986 concert by the quartet Sphere is one of the short-lived group's high points ... Recommended."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Pumpkin's Delight" (Charlie Rouse) – 12:05
  2. "Toku Do" (Buster Williams) – 11:00
  3. "Saud's Song" (Kenny Barron) – 10:40
  4. "Christina" (Williams) – 9:10
  5. "Deceptakon" (Williams) – 11:40

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Red Records catalog, accessed February 2, 2017
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Kenny Barron Discography, accessed February 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Rate Your Music: album entry, accessed February 2, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Sphere – Pumpkin's Delight: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2017.