You Must Believe in Spring (Frank Morgan album)

You Must Believe in Spring
You Must Believe in Spring
Studio album by Frank Morgan
Released	1992
Recorded	March 10–11, 1992
Studio	BMG Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:54
Label	Antilles; 314 512 570
Producer	John Snyder
Frank Morgan chronology

You Must Believe in Spring is an album by saxophonist Frank Morgan featuring duets with various pianists which was recorded in 1992 and released on the Antilles label.^[1]^[2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

The review by AllMusic's Ron Wynn said: "Morgan's biting, yet sensitive and rich alto has rightly been traced to Charlie Parker, but Morgan long ago rid his style of any imitative excesses. He was excellently supported on this program of duets by an amazing lineup of rotating pianists".^[3]

Track listing[edit]

"But Beautiful" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 5:39
"You've Changed" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman, Tony Martin) – 5:06
"With Malice Toward None" (Tom McIntosh) – 4:00
"Something Borrowed, Something Blue" (Tommy Flanagan) – 6:41
"I Should Care" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston Sammy Cahn) – 6:25
"Embraceable You" (George Gershwin Ira Gershwin) – 4:42
"While the Gettin's Good Blues" (Barry Harris, Frank Morgan) – 4:46
"My Heart Stood Still" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:53
"Enigma" (Roland Hanna) – 4:30
"I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Heyman) – 3:28
"You Must Believe in Spring" (Michel Legrand) – 6:03
"Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 6:41

Personnel[edit]

Performance[edit]

Frank Morgan – alto saxophone (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 & 12)
Kenny Barron (tracks 1 & 2), Tommy Flanagan (tracks 3 & 4), Roland Hanna (tracks 8 & 9), Barry Harris (tracks 5–7), Hank Jones (tracks 10–12) – piano

Production[edit]

John Snyder – producer
Jay Newland, Joe Lopes – engineer

References[edit]

^ Frank Morgan discography accessed December 18, 2018
^ Frank Morgan Leader Entry accessed December 18, 2018
^ ^a ^b Wynn, Ron. Frank Morgan: You Must Believe in Spring – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1038. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Frank Morgan discography accessed December 18, 2018

[2] Frank Morgan Leader Entry accessed December 18, 2018

[Allmusic-3] Wynn, Ron. Frank Morgan: You Must Believe in Spring – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1038. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Frank Morgan (1955) Easy Living (1985) Lament (1986) Double Image (with George Cables, 1986) Major Changes (1987) Yardbird Suite (1988) Reflections (1988) Mood Indigo (1989) A Lovesome Thing (1990) You Must Believe in Spring (1992) Listen to the Dawn (1993) Love, Lost & Found (1995) Bop! (1996) Reflections (2005)
Live albums	Bebop Lives! (1986) Quiet Fire (with Bud Shank, 1987) City Nights: Live at the Jazz Standard (2003) Raising the Standard (2003) A Night in the Life (2003) Twogether (with John Hicks (pianist), 2005 & 2006)