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Music for People, Birds, Butterflies and Mosquitoes

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Music for People, Birds, Butterflies and Mosquitoes
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedDecember 1972
Macdonald Studio, Sea Cliff, NY
GenreJazz
LabelChoice
S-1001
ProducerGerry Macdonald
Jimmy Giuffre chronology
Free Fall
(1962)
Music for People, Birds, Butterflies and Mosquitoes
(1973)
River Chant
(1975)

Music for People, Birds, Butterflies and Mosquitoes is an album by American jazz composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre which was released on the Choice label in 1973.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states: "The music is moody, fairly spontaneous, and melodic, but often wandering and rather insubstantial... None of the songs clock in over 5:37, and although they form a sort of suite, the overall results are not too memorable".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Jimmy Giuffre

  1. "Mosquito Dance" - 5:37
  2. "Night Dance" - 4:11
  3. "Flute Song" - 2:37
  4. "Eternal Chant" - 2:58
  5. "The Bird" - 2:44
  6. "The Waiting" - 3:25
  7. "The Butterfly" - 2:26
  8. "The Chanting" - 4:42
  9. "Moonlight" - 3:39
  10. "Dervish" - 3:31
  11. "Phoenix" - 5:04
  12. "Feast Dance" - 3:23

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Jimmy Guiffre Leader Entry accessed July 6, 2015
  2. ^ Jimmy Giuffre Catalog accessed July 6, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Music for People, Birds, Butterflies and Mosquitoes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2015.