Communication (Nelson Riddle album)

Communication
Communication
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

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[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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[edit]

"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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

[Allmusic-1] Ankeny, Jason. "Communication". Allmusic. Retrieved January 2, 2011.

[discogs-2] "Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - The Silver Collection". Discogs.com. 1984. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

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