McPherson's Mood

McPherson's Mood
McPherson's Mood
Studio album by Charles McPherson
Released	1970
Recorded	December 23, 1969; RCA Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:19
Label	Prestige; PR 7743
Producer	Don Schlitten
Charles McPherson chronology

McPherson's Mood is the sixth album led by saxophonist Charles McPherson recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]^[2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Alex Henderson stating, "McPherson's Mood isn't the least bit innovative (by 1969 standards), but it's definitely solid and enjoyable".^[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Charles McPherson except as indicated

"Explorations" - 5:22
"McPherson's Mood" - 8:12
"Opalescence" - 5:37
"My Cherie Amour" (Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder) - 8:23
"Mish-Mash-Bash" - 6:58
"I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) - 6:47

Personnel[]

References[]

^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 13, 2013
^ Fitzgerald, M. Charles McPherson discography as leader accessed March 14, 2013
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review, accessed March 13, 2013
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 137. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 985. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Prestige Records discography accessed March 13, 2013

[2] Fitzgerald, M. Charles McPherson discography as leader accessed March 14, 2013

[Allmusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review, accessed March 13, 2013

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 137. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 985. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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As leader or co-leader	Bebop Revisited! (1964) Con Alma! (1965) The Quintet/Live! (1966) From This Moment On! (1968) Horizons (1968) McPherson's Mood (1969) Charles McPherson (1971) Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady) (1972) Today's Man (1973) Beautiful! (1975) Live in Tokyo (1976) New Horizons (1977) Free Bop! (1978) First Flight Out (1994) Come Play with Me (1995) Manhattan Nocturne (1997)
With Charles Mingus	The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962) Music Written for Monterey 1965 (1965) My Favorite Quintet (1965) Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session (1970) Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970) Let My Children Hear Music (1971) Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972) Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974)
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