Windmills of Your Mind is an album by the saxophonist Bud Shank recorded in 1969 for the Pacific Jazz label.Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1800/21800/21900 series. Retrieved January 28, 2016.- Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography Part 2. Retrieved January 28, 2016. The album features music by Michel Legrand who also provided the arrangements.
Reception
In a review for JazzWax, Marc Myers wrote that, on the album, Shank "wasn't turning on or selling out. Instead, his hard sound and all-out blowing on alto sax and flute gave the music a speeding-MG, mid-life crisis sophistication. On Windmills of Your Mind, he fed Michel Legrand's jazz-based pop melodies through the Bud Shank jazz grinder, resisting the temptation to convert the film tunes into adult contemporary fare."
A reviewer for The Skeptical Audiophile stated: "If you love hearing INTO a recording, actually being able to 'see' the performers, and feeling as if you are sitting in the studio with Shank, this is the record for you. It's what vintage all analog recordings are known for — this sound."
Track listing All compositions by Michel Legrand, except as indicated "The Windmills of Your Mind" (Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) - 3:09 "Watch What Happens" (Legrand, Norman Gimbel) - 4:01 "Theme d'Elise" - 3:44 "One Day" (Legrand, Bergman, Bergman) - 4:56 "Chanson de Solange" (Legrand, Jacques Demy) - 2:52 "De Delphine a Lancien" (Legrand, Demy) - 3:16 "I Will Wait for You" (Legrand, Gimbel) - 3:27 "His Eyes, Her Eyes" (Legrand, Bergman, Bergman) - 4:22 "Once Upon a Summertime" (Legrand, Johnny Mercer, Eddie Barclay Eddy Marnay) - 3:28 "Chanson des Jumelles" (Legrand, Demy) - 1:52
Personnel Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute Gary Barone, Bud Brisbois, Conte Candoli - trumpet Billy Byers - trombone Ernie Watts - tenor saxophone Michel Legrand - piano, harpsichord, arranger Artie Kane - electronic organ Howard Roberts - guitar Ray Brown - double bass Shelly Manne - drums
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