Wild Flower is an album by the flautist Hubert Laws released on the Atlantic label in 1972.Atlantic Records discography accessed February 8, 2012
Reception The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "A nice date from an earlier Laws period with a harder tone and more traditional jazz direction".Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed February 8, 2012
Track listing "Wild Flower" (John Murtaugh) - 3:14 "Pensativa" (Clare Fischer) - 4:05 "Equinox" (John Coltrane) - 6:26 "Ashanti" (Murtaugh) - 5:31 "Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 5:36 "Yoruba" (Murtaugh) - 6:07 Recorded in New York City on October 22, 1971 (tracks 2 & 3), November 23, 1971 (tracks 1, 4 & 5) and January 27, 1972 (track 6)
Personnel Hubert Laws - flute, alto flute, piccolo, electric flute Gary Burton - vibraphone Chick Corea - piano Ron Carter, Richard Davis - double bass Bernard Purdie - drums Ramon "Mongo" Santamaría - congas Joe Chambers, Airto Moreira, Warren Smith - percussion Bernard Eichen, Paul Gershman, Harry Lookofsky, Guy Lumia, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, John Pintavalle, Matthew Raimondi, Aaron Rosand - violin Julian Barber, Selwart Clarke, Harold Coletta, Richard Dickler, Harry Zaratzian - viola Seymour Barab, Richard Bock, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman - cello John Murtaugh - arranger, conductor
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