Sphere On Tour

Sphere On Tour
Live album by
Sphere
Released1988
RecordedNovember 21, 1985
VenueBologna, Italy
GenreJazz
Length50:10
LabelRed
VPA 191
ProducerAlberto Alberti and Sergio Veschi
Sphere chronology
Flight Path
(1983) 		Sphere On Tour
(1988) 		Pumpkin's Delight
(1986)
Kenny Barron chronology
Scratch
(1985) 		Sphere On Tour
(1985) 		What If?
(1986)

Sphere On Tour is a live album by the group Sphere featuring saxophonist Charlie Rouse, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Ben Riley, recorded in Italy in 1985 and released on the Italian Red label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

In his review on Allmusic, Ron Wynn noted: "Sphere was one of the great repertory groups to emerge in the '80s."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Dual Force" (Buster Williams) – 7:40
  2. "A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) – 10:10
  3. "Scratch" (Kenny Barron) – 7:45
  4. "Tayamisha" (Williams) – 5:15
  5. "Spiral" (Barron) – 11:00
  6. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 8:20

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Red Records catalog, accessed February 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Kenny Barron Discography, accessed February 2, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Sphere – On Tour: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2017.