In the Beginning

by Hubert Laws

In the Beginning cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: CTI
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:03:13
  • Community rating: 3.66/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Acclaimed flutist Hubert Laws delivers a dynamic double album featuring an all-star lineup including Steve Gadd, Ron Carter, and Bob James. The expansive sessions highlight his virtuosic classical technique applied to spirited acoustic post-bop and electric groove-oriented pieces.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, flute, fusion, melodic, atmospheric, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. In the Beginning (6:53)
  2. Restoration (8:58)
  3. Gymnopedie #1 (3:55)
  4. Come Ye Disconsolate (5:20)
  5. Airegin (5:32)
  6. Moment's Notice (6:56)
  7. Reconciliation (10:07)
  8. Mean Lene (15:28)

Credits

  • Hubert Laws - primary artist, flute, arranged by, arranged by, adapted by, written-by
  • Ron Carter - bass
  • George Ricci - cello
  • Steve Gadd - drums
  • Gene Bertoncini - guitar
  • Richard Tee - organ, strings
  • Airto Moreira - percussion
  • David Friedman - percussion, vibraphone

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