| Communication | ||||
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| Studio album by Nelson Riddle | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | September 1971 | |||
| Studio | Bavaria Tonstudio, Munich | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Lounge music | |||
| Length | 32:17 | |||
| Label | MPS | |||
| Producer | Claus Ogerman, Willi Fruth | |||
| Nelson Riddle chronology | ||||
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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
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
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".
Track listing
- "It's Your Turn" (Heinz Kiessling) - 3:17
- "Uptown Dance" (Claus Ogerman) - 3:43
- "Time and Space" (Erwin Lehn) - 2:11
- "Romantic Places" (Willi Fruth) - 3:30
- "Volcano's Daughter" (Rolf Hans Müller) - 3:18
- "Rachel" (Horst Jankowski) - 2:54
- "Born Happy" (Frank Pleyer) - 3:47
- "A Night of Love" (Franz Grothe) - 2:52
- "Dedication" (Georg Haentzschel) - 4:14
- "Greenwich Village" (Rolf Cardello) - 2:31
Personnel
- Willi Fruth - producer
- Claus Ogerman
- Nelson Riddle - conductor, arrangements
- Hubertus Mall - cover photo
- Willem Makkee - digital remastering
- Peter Kramper - engineer
- Stefan Kassel - reissue art, series design
- Matthias Kunnecke - reissue producer
- Stephan Steigleder - series consultant
Re-Issue
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.
References
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Communication". Allmusic. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
- "Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - The Silver Collection". Discogs.com. 1984. Retrieved 2 July 2023.