Hubert Laws
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Saxophonists · b. 1939

Hubert Laws

American flutist and saxophonist

Born
10 November 1939
Houston
Country
United States
Active
1964–
Record labels
RKO/Unique Records
Discography
27 albums

Biography

Hubert Laws is a jazz musician who plays saxophone, flute and Western concert flute. Hubert Laws was born on 10 November 1939 in Houston. The music is usually filed under jazz and rhythm and blues. Record labels: RKO/Unique Records. The discography here lists 27 albums, from “The Laws of Jazz” (1964) to “Live At Carnegie Hall” (2012). Honours include NEA Jazz Masters.

Hubert Laws (born November 10, 1939) is an American flutist, piccoloist and saxophonist with a career spanning over 50 years in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Laws is one of the few classical artists who has also mastered jazz, pop, and rhythm-and-blues genres, moving effortlessly from one repertory to another. He has three Grammy nominations.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

The Laws of Jazz 1964 · Atlantic Flute By-Laws 1966 · Atlantic Crying Song 1969 · CTI Laws' Cause 1969 · Atlantic Afro-Classic 1970 · CTI The Rite of Spring 1971 · CTI Morning Star 1972 · CTI Wild Flower 1972 · Atlantic In the Beginning 1974 · CTI Then There Was Light, Volume 2 1974 · CTI The Chicago Theme 1975 · CTI Romeo and Juliet 1976 · Columbia The San Francisco Concert 1977 · CTI A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich 1978 · Columbia Masterworks Say It With Silence 1978 · Columbia Land of Passion 1979 · Columbia Family 1980 · Columbia How to Beat the High Cost of Living 1980 · CBS/Sony Aurex Jazz Festival '81: Fusion Super Jam 1982 · Live · EASTWORLD Make It Last 1983 · Columbia My Time Will Come 1993 · Music Masters Jazz Storm Then the Calm 1994 · Jazz Heritage
Soulero / Laws' Cause 2000
Moondance 2004 · Savoy Records Hubert Laws Plays Bach for Barone & Baker 2005 · DENON
Burt Bacharach Songbook 2009
Live At Carnegie Hall 2012

Also plays on

Albums where Hubert Laws is credited as a sideman

1965 The Swinger From Rio — Sergio Mendes feat. Antônio Carlos Jobim flute
1965 La Bamba — Mongo Santamaría woodwind
1965 And I Love Him — Esther Phillips flute
1965 Chile Con Soul — The Jazz Crusaders flute
1966 Mongo Explodes — Mongo Santamaría flute, piccolo, tenor saxophone, woodwind
1967 Down Here on the Ground — Wes Montgomery flute, oboe
1967 Hey! Let’s Party — Mongo Santamaría saxophone
1968 Stay Loose — Jimmy Smith reeds
1968 Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet — Milt Jackson flute
1968 Soul Bag — Mongo Santamaría flute, saxophone
1968 Glory of Love — Herbie Mann flute
1968 Stoned Soul Picnic — Roy Ayers flute
1968 A Shade of Difference — Helen Merrill, Dick Katz flute
1968 The Prophet — Cal Tjader flute
1968 I Believe to My Soul — Junior Mance woodwind
1969 The Prisoner — Herbie Hancock flute
1969 Is — Chick Corea flute
1969 Tell It Like It Is — George Benson saxophone
1969 Uptown Conversation — Ron Carter flute
1969 Calling Out Loud — Nat Adderley flute
1969 Moondreams — Walter Wanderley flute
1969 America the Beautiful — Gary McFarland reeds
1970 Tide — Antonio Carlos Jobim flute
1970 Stone Flower — Antonio Carlos Jobim flute, instruments
1970 The Other Side of Abbey Road — George Benson flute
1971 Gilberto with Turrentine — Gilberto with Turrentine flute
1971 White Rabbit — George Benson flute, piccolo, alto flute
1971 Zawinul — Joe Zawinul flute
1971 First Light — Freddie Hubbard flute
1971 God Bless the Child — Kenny Burrell flute

Member of

Awards

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Hubert Laws play?

Hubert Laws is known for playing saxophone, flute and Western concert flute.

When and where was Hubert Laws born?

Hubert Laws was born 10 November 1939 in Houston.

What are Hubert Laws's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include The Laws of Jazz (1964), Flute By-Laws (1966), Crying Song (1969), Laws' Cause (1969) and Afro-Classic (1970).

External links

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