Sweet Honey Bee
by Duke Pearson
- Type: Album
- Released: 1967
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: United States
- Length: 39:17
- Community rating: 3.55/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Pianist and producer Duke Pearson assembled an all-star lineup including Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson for 'Sweet Honey Bee'. The session highlights Pearson's elegant, uncluttered compositional style, effortlessly bridging lyrical hard bop with deeply infectious, soulful grooves. It remains a prime example of Blue Note's sophisticated mid-60s output.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental
Tracklist
- Sweet Honey Bee (4:57)
- Sudel (5:40)
- After The Rain (4:44)
- Gaslight (5:59)
- Big Bertha (5:57)
- Empathy (5:59)
- Ready Rudy? (5:58)
Credits
- Duke Pearson - piano
- Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
- James Spaulding - flute, alto saxophone
- Ron Carter - bass
- Mickey Roker - drums