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Skylight
Studio album by
Art Lande, Dave Samuels, Paul McCandless
Released1981
RecordedMay 1981
GenreJazz
Length40:27
LabelECM[1]
ProducerManfred Eicher
Art Lande chronology
The Story of Ba-Ku
(1978) 		Skylight
(1981) 		We Begin
(1987)

Skylight is an album by the American jazz pianist Art Lande, the vibraphonist Dave Samuels and the saxophonist Paul McCandless, recorded in 1981 and released on the ECM label.[2][3][4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[7]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[5] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called Skylight "another charming record ... unaffectedly sweet."[7] Author John Schaefer wrote: "Piano, vibes, and reeds; a colorful ensemble, and a well-made record."[8]

Track listing

All compositions by Art Lande except as indicated
  1. "Skylight" (Dave Samuels) 8:05
  2. "Dance of the Silver Skeezix" - 6:30
  3. "Duck in a Colorful Blanket" (Lande, Samuels, Paul McCandless) - 1:28
  4. "Chillum" (McCandless) - 5:14
  5. "Moist Windows/Lawn Party" - 8:01
  6. "Ente" (Lande, Samuels, McCandless) - 2:00
  7. "Willow" (McCandless) - 9:09
  • Recorded at the Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in May 1981

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Skylight". ECM Records. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. ^ ECM discography accessed September 19, 2011
  3. ^ "Art Lande: Skylight". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "ECM Records Catalog: 1200 series". JazzDisco. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed September 19, 2011
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 240.
  7. ^ a b The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Ninth ed.). Penguin Books. 2008. p. 863.
  8. ^ Schaefer, John (1987). New Sounds: A Listener's Guide to New Music. Harper & Row. p. 209.
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