Highway One (album)

Highway One is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, recorded in 1978 and released on the Columbia label.^[1] The album was Hutcherson's first for Columbia after a long association with Blue Note Records.

Highway One
Studio album by Bobby Hutcherson
Released	1978
Recorded	May 30 – June 23, 1978
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:45
Label	Columbia
Producer	Todd Barkan and Cedar Walton
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Knucklebean (1976) Highway One (1978) Conception: The Gift of Love (1979)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
DownBeat	[3]

The Bay State Banner noted that "the dynamic, scalar playing of Hutcherson cannot be obscured even by formulistic arrangements and timid writing."^[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "With keyboardist George Cables and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson contributing all of the compositions, it is not too surprising that this LP has plenty of strong melodies... A fine (if not overly adventurous) outing."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bobby Hutcherson except as indicated

1. "Secrets of Love" (George Cables) – 8:17
2. "Bouquet" – 6:20
3. "Highway One" – 7:27
4. "Sweet Rita Suite (Part 2 – Her Soul)" (Cables) – 6:09
5. "Circle" (Cables) – 5:00
6. "Secrets of Love (Reprise)" (Todd Barkan, Cables) – 8:32

• Recorded at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California between May 30 and June 23, 1978

Personnel

• Bobby Hutcherson – vibes, arranger
• George Cables – piano, electric piano (tracks 1, 3–6), arranger
• Cedar Walton – piano (track 2), arranger
• James Leary – bass
• Eddie Marshall – drums
• Hubert Laws – flute (tracks 1, 5–6)
• Freddie Hubbard – flugelhorn (track 4)
• Kenneth Nash – percussion (tracks 1, 3, 5–6)
• Jessica Cleaves – vocals (track 6)
• Unnamed strings and brass