Skylark (Paul Desmond album)

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Paul Desmond injects a bit of the 1970s into his sound, obtaining agreeable if not totally simpatico results... It's a cautious change of pace for Desmond, although the fiercer context into which he was placed doesn't really fire his imagination". ==Track listing==

• "Take Ten" (Paul Desmond) - 6:08 • "Romance de Amor" (Traditional) - 9:40 • "Was a Sunny Day" (Paul Simon) - 4:52 • "Music for a While" (Henry Purcell) - 6:45 • "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 5:21 • "Indian Summer" (Al Dubin, Victor Herbert) - 4:00 • "Music for a While" [alternate take] (Purcell) - 5:56 Bonus track on CD reissue • "Skylark" [alternate take] (Carmichael, Mercer) - 5:39 Bonus track on CD reissue • "Indian Summer" [alternate take] (Dubin, Herbert) - 5:27 Bonus track on CD reissue :*Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 27–28 and December 4, 1973 ==Personnel==

From the original liner notes. • Paul Desmond - alto saxophone • Bob James - piano, electric piano • Gene Bertoncini - guitar • Gábor Szabó - guitar (all solos) • Ron Carter - bass • Jack DeJohnette - drums • Ralph MacDonald - percussion • George Ricci - cello • Don Sebesky - arranger • Rudy Van Gelder - recording engineer ==References==