A Day in the City

A Day in the City
Studio album by Don Friedman
Released 1961
Recorded June 12, 1961
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 36:16
Label Riverside
RLP 384
Don Friedman chronology
A Day in the City
(1961)
Circle Waltz
(1962)

A Day in the City (subtitled Six Jazz Variations on a Theme) is the debut album by pianist Don Friedman recorded in 1961 and released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Down Beat[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Friedman's playing (which shows the strong influence of modern classical music, particularly in its chords) rewards repeated listenings".[2]

Down Beat critic Pete Welding had this to say about A Day in the City in his April 26, 1962 review: "Friedman is a pianist of extraordinary ingenuity and originality. Friedman will strike most listeners as a spiritual cohort of Bill Evans, for their approaches are markedly similar."

Track listing

All compositions by Don Friedman

  1. "Dawn" - 6:01
  2. "Midday" - 5:45
  3. "Rush Hour" - 6:41
  4. "Sunset" - 5:44
  5. "Early Evening" - 4:09
  6. "Night" - 7:56

Personnel

References

  1. Riverside Records discography accessed October 23, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed October 23, 2012
  3. Down Beat: April 26, 1962 vol. 29, no. 9
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