Bobby Hutcherson - Four Seasons (1LP Black)

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: MOVLP3893
Barcode: 8719262038394
Release Date: 04 Apr 2025
Genre: Jazz

180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
INCLUDES AN INSERT WITH NEWLY WRITTEN LINER-NOTES
40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
FEATURING GEORGE CABLES, HERBIE LEWIS AND PHILLY JOE JONES
INCLUDES “I MEAN YOU”, “ALL OF YOU” AND “AUTUMN LEAVES”

Bobby Hutcherson (1941-2016), originally inspired by Milt Jackson, emerged from Los Angeles in the late 1950s. After a stint with the Billy Mitchell- Al Grey sextet in 1962, Hutcherson moved to New York, becoming the house vibraphonist for the Blue Note label.

The recording of the Four Seasons album features seven standards, starting with Thelonious Monk’s “I Mean You,” which showcases each musician. 

Hutcherson’s solo on Cole Porter’s “All Of You” is particularly adventurous. “Spring Is Here” receives a beautiful interpretation, and “Star Eyes” is taken up-tempo. Hutcherson’s introduction on “If I Were A Bell” is notable, as is Jones’s solo. The session spotlights Cables on “Summertime” and concludes with a vibrant version of “Autumn Leaves.” Decades later, the music remains a timeless classic.

Four Seasons is available on black vinyl, celebrates its 40th Anniversary, and includes an insert with newly written liner-notes by Scott Yanow

SIDE A 
1. I Mean You 
2. All Of You 
3. Spring Is Here 
4. Star Eyes

SIDE B
1. If I Were A Bell
2. Summertime
3. Autumn Leaves