Toys (Uri Caine album)
| Toys | ||||
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | February & March 1995 | |||
| Studio | Power Station, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 68:58 | |||
| Label | JMT JMT 514 022-2 | |||
| Producer | Stefan Winter | |||
| Uri Caine chronology | ||||
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Toys is the second album by pianist Uri Caine featuring four compositions by Herbie Hancock which was first released on the JMT label in 1995.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| All About Jazz |  [3] |
| Tom Hull | A−[4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
In her review for Allmusic, Heather Phares said "Toys continues Uri Caine's integration of disparate styles into jazz... his technical brilliance and mercurial style shine".[2] Writing for All About Jazz, Robert R. Calder said "neither the most spontaneous nor always the most profound. Technical accomplishment it does have in spades, however".[3]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Uri Caine except as indicated
- "Time Will Tell" - 7:54
- "The Prisoner" (Herbie Hancock) - 10:39
- "Herbal Blue" - 5:47
- "Or Truth?" - 7:22
- "Yellow Stars in Heaven" - 9:05
- "Over & Out" - 7:53
- "Dolphin Dance" (Hancock) - 2:06
- "Toys" (Hancock) - 7:26
- "Cantaloupe Island" (Hancock) - 4:40
- "Woodpecker" - 4:25
- "I'm Meshugah for My Sugah (And My Sugah's Meshugah for Me)" - 1:41
Personnel[edit]
- Uri Caine - piano
- Dave Douglas - trumpet
- Don Byron - bass clarinet
- Josh Roseman - trombone
- Gary Thomas - tenor saxophone, flute
- Dave Holland - bass
- Ralph Peterson, Jr., - drums
- Don Alias - percussion
References[edit]
- ^ Uri Caine discography, accessed September 2, 2014
- ^ a b Phares, Heather. Uri Caine – Toys > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ a b Calder, Robert R. (2006-01-24). "Uri Caine: Toys". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Uri Caine". Tom Hull. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.