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1994 studio album by Stanley Cowell
Angel Eyes
Studio album by Stanley Cowell
Released1994
RecordedApril 1993 in Klampenborg, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length60:28
LabelSteepleChase SCCD 31339
ProducerNils Winther
Stanley Cowell chronology
Bright Passion
(1993)
Angel Eyes
(1994)
Live at Copenhagen Jazz House
(1993)

Angel Eyes is a solo piano album by Stanley Cowell recorded in Denmark in 1993 and first released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 1995.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz

AllMusic said the album was "Neither cabaret snooze nor avant-garde experiments, these nine piano solos are sublime, low-key mainstream jazz." The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "A solid hour of flawless piano jazz."

Track listing

All compositions by Stanley Cowell except as indicated

  1. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin) – 7:39
  2. "Morning Star" (Rodgers Grant) – 6:14
  3. "Sendai Sendoff" – 5:23
  4. "Imagine" (John Lennon) – 6:14
  5. "Eronel" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:36
  6. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 7:57
  7. "Akua" – 6:52
  8. "The Ladder" – 8:41
  9. "Abscretion" – 5:13

Personnel

References

  1. Stanley Cowell discography accessed April 7, 2015.
  2. Stanley Cowell catalog accessed April 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Mason, Stuart. Angel Eyes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 313. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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