Cycle (album)

1965 studio album by Paul Horn Quintet

Cycle is an album by Paul Horn which was originally released on the RCA Victor label in 1965.^[1][2]

Within three years, Horn would abandon jazz altogether to work on atmospheric mood music".^[3]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars stating: "One can hear hints of Paul Horn's future directions on this obscure LP. ...so this is not an album for everyone."^[3] Cycle, credited to the Paul Horn Quintet, was nonetheless nominated for a 1965 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Album, Small Ensemble.^[4]

Track listing

All music is composed by Paul Horn, except where noted. All tracks are produced by Al Schmitt

Personnel

• Paul Horn - alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
• Lynn Blessing - vibraphone
• Mike Lang - piano
• Bill Plummer - bass
• Bill Goodwin - drums
• James Thompson, John Turnbull - bagpipes (tracks 1 & 6)

References

1. Paul Horn Catalog, accessed July 17, 2015
2. Paul Horn discography Archived 2015-08-06 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 17, 2015
3. Yanow, Scott. Cycle – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
4. "8th Annual GRAMMY Awards". Retrieved 2022-08-03.