Perception (Connie Crothers album)

Perception is the debut album by pianist Connie Crothers recorded in 1974 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase.[1][2][3]

Perception
Studio album by Connie Crothers
Released	1974
Recorded	Summer 1974
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:19
Label	SteepleChase SCS 1022
Producer	Nils Winther
Connie Crothers chronology
Perception (1974) Solo (1974)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[5]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "It is ironic that Lennie Tristano is quoted in the liner notes as calling Crothers the most original musician he has worked with for at this early point; Crothers sounded like a close relative of Tristano's. She does show some of her own musical personality in spots, and the music (eight of her originals, plus "My Old Flame" and "All the Things You Are") holds one's interest".[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz also commented on the similarities between the two pianists and mentioned the album's "preponderance of literal translations of themes like the title-track."[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Connie Crothers except where noted.

1. "Lennie's Scene" – 5:46
2. "Free-Way" – 2:37
3. "Labyrinth" – 3:19
4. "Hillside Avenue" – 5:54
5. "Three-Way" – 4:19
6. "Perception" – 4:13
7. "Convergence" – 5:35
8. "Vibrations" – 4:20
9. "My Old Flame" Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 3:33
10. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:40

Personnel

• Connie Crothers – piano
• Joe Solomon – bass
• Roger Mancuso – drums

References

1. SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 12, 2017
2. SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed March 12, 2017
3. Connie Crothers discography, accessed March 12, 2017
4. Yanow, Scott. Connie Crothers: Perception – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.