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Love Remains (Bobby Watson album)

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Love Remains
Studio album by
Released1987
RecordedNovember 13, 1986
StudioManhattan Recording Company, NYC
GenreJazz
Length45:18
LabelRed
123212
ProducerBobby Watson
Robert Watson chronology
Appointment in Milano
(1985)
Love Remains
(1987)
The Year of the Rabbit
(1986)

Love Remains is an album by saxophonist Robert Watson which was recorded in 1986 and released on the Italian Red label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz๐Ÿ‘‘[4]

On AllMusic, Scott Yanow observed "the high-quality music is essentially advanced hard bop and gives Watson a good opportunity to stretch out on some challenging structures".[3]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings listed the album as part of its suggested "core collection" of essential recordings.[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Bobby Watson except where noted.

  1. "The Misery of Ebop" โ€“ 9:06
  2. "Love Remains" (Bobby Watson, Pamela Watson) โ€“ 9:22
  3. "Blues for Alto" โ€“ 6:06
  4. "Ode for Aaron" โ€“ 3:36
  5. "Dark Days (For Nelson Mandela)" โ€“ 6:22
  6. "Sho Thang" (Curtis Lundy) โ€“ 4:48
  7. "The Love We Had Yesterday" โ€“ 5:58

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Bobby Watson discography, accessed December 6, 2017
  2. ^ Red Records discography, accessed December 6, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Bobby Watson: Love Remains โ€“ Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "Penguin Guide to Jazz: 4-Star Records in 8th Edition". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1470. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.