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Knucklebean
Studio album by
Released1977
RecordedMarch 1 & 3, 1977
GenreJazz
LabelBlue Note
BN-LA789-H
ProducerDale Oehler
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
The View from the Inside
(1976)
Knucklebean
(1977)
Highway One
(1978)

Knucklebean is an album by jazz vibraphone and marimba player Bobby Hutcherson.[1] It was released in 1977 by Blue Note Records.[2] The musicians were Hutcherson's regular band plus guests Freddie Hubbard and Hadley Caliman.[3]

Critical reception

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AllMusic[1]

The Bay State Banner wrote that "Hutch doesn't lack for solo time in which he skitters, pinpoints, breezes, and hums as his fancy inclines; but we also hear Freddie Hubbard's muted trumpet (as in 'Little B's Poem') sounding flaky and critical."[4]

Track listing

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A1. "Why Not"(George Cables) – 5:22
A2. "Sundance Knows" (Eddie Marshall) – 6:34
A3. "So Far, So Good" (James Leary) – 4:39
B1. "Little B's Poem" (Bobby Hutcherson) – 4:43
B2. "'Til Then" (Hutcherson) – 4:05
B3. "Knucklebean" (Marshall) – 7:12

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Knucklebean at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Knucklebean". All About Jazz. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Wahl, Bill (October 1977). "Bobby Hutcherson: Knucklebean – Blue Note LA 789". Buffalo Jazz Report. No. 44. Bill Wahl. p. 9.
  4. ^ Freedberg, Mike (22 Dec 1977). "Record Reviews". Bay State Banner. No. 11. p. 18.