Turkish Women at the Bath

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Turkish Women at the Bath
Cover art for the album, featuring The Turkish Bath by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Studio album by
Pete La Roca
Released1967
RecordedMay 25, 1967
StudioImpact Sound Studios, NYC
GenreJazz
Length35:10
LabelDouglas
SD 782
ProducerAlan Douglas
Pete La Roca chronology
Basra
(1965) 		Turkish Women at the Bath
(1967) 		Swingtime
(1997)
Bliss! Cover

Turkish Women at the Bath is an album by drummer Pete La Roca which features saxophonist John Gilmore and pianist Chick Corea. It was recorded in 1967 and was originally released on the Douglas label.[1][2][3]

The album was rereleased in 1973 on Muse Records under Corea's name as Bliss!, but was withdrawn after legal action by La Roca.[4]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
All About Jazz[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow commented: "it was actually drummer Pete La Roca's date, and he contributes seven now-forgotten but quite intriguing originals. But of greatest interest is the playing of tenor saxophonist John Gilmore, heard during one of his few excursions away from Sun Ra. Fine advanced hard bop".[5] On All About Jazz, Jim Santella noted Turkish Women at the Bath is based on the painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, offering inspiration for each of LaRoca's seven compositions. The drummer, as leader, drives the rhythm and surrounds his quartet with shimmering cymbals".[4]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Pete La Roca.

  1. "Turkish Women at the Bath" – 5:14
  2. "Dancing Girls" – 5:50
  3. "Love Planet" – 5:28
  4. "Marjoun" – 3:34
  5. "Bliss" – 4:58
  6. "Sin Street" – 7:00
  7. "And So" – 1:21
  8. "And So" – 1:45
  • Note: original LP track durations listed. Some versions contain an alternate sequencing.

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pete La Roca catalog accessed November 22, 2017
  2. ^ Chick Corea catalog accessed November 22, 2017
  3. ^ Blue Sounds album entry accessed November 22, 2017
  4. ^ a b c Santella, J. All About Jazz Review, March 1, 1998
  5. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Pete La Roca: Bliss! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1302. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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