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Communication (Nelson Riddle album)

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Communication
Studio album by
Released1971
RecordedSeptember 1971
StudioBavaria Tonstudio, Munich
GenreJazz, Lounge music
Length32:17
LabelMPS
ProducerClaus Ogerman, Willi Fruth
Nelson Riddle chronology
Nelson Riddle Conducts The 101 Strings
(1970)
Communication
(1971)
Changing Colors
(1972)

Communication is a 1971 album by Nelson Riddle and his orchestra. It was Riddle's first album for German record label MPS, followed by Changing Colors in 1972.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album four and a half stars and said the album is an "intoxicating mosaic of jazz, pop, and Latin elements...stands as a monumental testament to Riddle's consummate skill as an arranger and his almost alchemical faculty for creating a seamless whole from disparate parts".[1]

Track listing

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  1. "It's Your Turn" (Heinz Kiessling) - 3:17
  2. "Uptown Dance" (Claus Ogerman) - 3:43
  3. "Time and Space" (Erwin Lehn) - 2:11
  4. "Romantic Places" (Willi Fruth) - 3:30
  5. "Volcano's Daughter" (Rolf Hans Müller) - 3:18
  6. "Rachel" (Horst Jankowski) - 2:54
  7. "Born Happy" (Frank Pleyer) - 3:47
  8. "A Night of Love" (Franz Grothe) - 2:52
  9. "Dedication" (Georg Haentzschel) - 4:14
  10. "Greenwich Village" (Rolf Cardello) - 2:31

Personnel

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Re-Issue

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In 1984, MPS released Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - The Silver Collection, a compact disc compilation containing the 20 tracks released in Communication and its successor, Changing Colors.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Communication". Allmusic. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  2. ^ "Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - The Silver Collection". Discogs.com. 1984. Retrieved 2 July 2023.