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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Steal Away
| Type = Album
| name = Steal Away
| Artist = [[Charlie Haden]] and [[Hank Jones]]
| type = studio
| artist = [[Charlie Haden]] and [[Hank Jones]]
| Cover = Steal Away (album).jpg
| cover = Steal Away (album).jpg
| Released = 1995
| alt =
| Recorded = June 29 & 30, 1994
| released = April 1995
| recorded = June 29–30, 1994
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| Length = 65:19
| venue =
| Label = [[Verve Records|Verve]]
| studio =
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Gospel music|gospel]], [[Spiritual (music)|spiritual]]
| Producer = Charlie Haden
| length = {{Duration|m=65|s=19}}
| Chronology = [[Charlie Haden]]
| label = [[Verve Records|Verve]]
| Last album = ''[[Always Say Goodbye]]''<br>(1993)
| producer = Charlie Haden
| This album = '''''Steal Away'''''<br>(1994)
| Next album = ''[[Now Is the Hour (Charlie Haden album)|Now is the Hour]]''<br>(1995)
| chronology = [[Charlie Haden]]
| prev_title = [[The Montreal Tapes: with Paul Bley and Paul Motian]]
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| prev_year = 1994
| Artist = [[Hank Jones]]
| next_title = [[Now Is the Hour (Charlie Haden album)|Now is the Hour]]
| Type = Album
| next_year = 1996
| Last album = ''[[The Music of Thad Jones]]''<br>(1993)
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| This album = '''''Steal Away'''''<br>(1995)
| Next album = ''[[Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones album)|Ain't Misbehavin']]''<br>(1999)
| artist = [[Hank Jones]]
| type = studio
}}
| prev_title = The Music of Thad Jones
| prev_year = 1993
| title = Steal Away
| year = 1995
| next_title = [[Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones album)|Ain't Misbehavin']]
| next_year = 1999
}}
}}
}}


'''''Steal Away''''' is an album by pianist [[Hank Jones]] and bassist [[Charlie Haden]] recorded in 1995 and released on the [[Verve Records|Verve]] label.<ref name="Discogs album entry">[http://www.discogs.com/Charlie-Haden--Hank-Jones-Steal-Away-Spirituals-Hymns-And-Folk-Songs/release/827172 Discogs album entry] accessed December 7, 2011</ref>
'''''Steal Away''''' is an album by pianist [[Hank Jones]] and bassist [[Charlie Haden]] that was recorded in 1994 and released on the [[Verve Records|Verve]] label.<ref name="Discogs album entry">[http://www.discogs.com/Charlie-Haden--Hank-Jones-Steal-Away-Spirituals-Hymns-And-Folk-Songs/release/827172 Discogs album entry] accessed December 7, 2011</ref> [[Hank Jones|Jones]] and [[Charlie Haden|Haden]] followed ''Steal Away'' with a second album of spirituals, ''[[Come Sunday (album)|Come Sunday]]'', recorded in 2010 and released in 2012.<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=come-sunday-mw0002281850|label=Come Sunday}}</ref>


==Reception==
== Reception ==
The [[Allmusic]] review by [[Scott Yanow]] awarded the album 4 stars stating "These melodic yet subtly swinging interpretations hold one's interest throughout and reward repeated listenings".<ref name="Allmusic">Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/steal-away-r212862 Allmusic Review] accessed December 7, 2011</ref>
The [[Allmusic]] review by [[Scott Yanow]] awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "These melodic yet subtly swinging interpretations hold one's interest throughout and reward repeated listenings".<ref name="Allmusic">Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/steal-away-r212862 Allmusic Review] accessed December 7, 2011</ref>
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]''
| rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]''
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=625}}</ref>
}}
}}


==Track listing==
== Track listing ==
:''All compositions traditional except as indicated''
:All compositions traditional except as indicated
# "It's Me, O Lord (Standin' in the Need of Prayer)" - 5:22
# "It's Me, O Lord (Standin' in the Need of Prayer)" 5:22
# "[[Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen]]" - 3:44
# "[[Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen]]" 3:44
# "Spiritual" (Charlie Haden) - 4:20
# "Spiritual" (Charlie Haden) 4:20
# "[[Wade in the Water]]" - 4:05
# "[[Wade in the Water]]" 4:05
# "[[Swing Low, Sweet Chariot]]" ([[ Baez, Christian, Haggard, Traditional 2:04
# "[[Swing Low, Sweet Chariot]]" 2:04
# "[[Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child]]" - 4:31
# "[[Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child]]" 4:31
# "L' Amour de Moy" - 4:55
# "L' Amour de Moy" 4:55
# "[[Danny Boy]]" ([[Frederic Weatherly]]) - 5:51
# "[[Danny Boy]]" ([[Frederic Weatherly]]) 5:51
# "I've Got a Robe, You Got a Robe (Goin' to Shout All over God's Heav'n)" - 3:49
# "I've Got a Robe, You Got a Robe (Goin' to Shout All over God's Heav'n)" 3:49
# "[[Steal Away]]" - 2:49
# "[[Steal Away]]" 2:49
# "[[We Shall Overcome]]" - 5:33
# "[[We Shall Overcome]]" 5:33
# "[[Go Down Moses]]" - 6:04
# "[[Go Down Moses]]" 6:04
# "My Lord, What a Mornin'" - 4:35
# "My Lord, What a Mornin'" 4:35
# "Hymn Medley: [[Abide With Me]]/Just as I Am Without One Plea/What a Friend We Have in Jesus]]/[[Amazing Grace]]" ([[Henry Francis Lyte]], William Henry Monk/[[Charlotte Elliott]], William Bachelder Bradbury/[[Joseph M. Scriven]], [[Charles Crozat Converse]]/[[John Newton]]) - 7:37
# "Hymn Medley: [[Abide With Me]]/Just as I Am Without One Plea/[[What a Friend We Have in Jesus]]/[[Amazing Grace]]" ([[Henry Francis Lyte]], William Henry Monk/[[Charlotte Elliott]], William Bachelder Bradbury/[[Joseph M. Scriven]], [[Charles Crozat Converse]]/[[John Newton]]) 7:37
:*Recorded at Radio Canada Studio B in Montreal, Canada on June 29 & 30, 1994
:*Recorded at Radio Canada Studio B in Montreal, Canada on June 29 & 30, 1994


==Personnel==
== Personnel ==
*[[Hank Jones]] &mdash; [[piano]]
* [[Hank Jones]] &mdash; piano
*[[Charlie Haden]] &mdash; [[double bass|bass]]
* [[Charlie Haden]] &mdash; bass


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

{{Hank Jones}}{{Charlie Haden}}

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[[Category:Verve Records live albums]]
[[Category:Verve Records live albums]]
[[Category:Instrumental duet albums]]
[[Category:Gospel albums by American artists]]
[[Category:Charlie Haden albums]]
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[[Category:Hank Jones albums]]
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[[Category:1995 collaborative albums]]

Latest revision as of 09:33, 27 April 2024

Steal Away
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1995
RecordedJune 29–30, 1994
GenreJazz, gospel, spiritual
Length65:19
LabelVerve
ProducerCharlie Haden
Charlie Haden chronology
The Montreal Tapes: with Paul Bley and Paul Motian
(1994)
Steal Away
(1995)
Now is the Hour
(1996)
Hank Jones chronology
The Music of Thad Jones
(1993)
Steal Away
(1995)
Ain't Misbehavin'
(1999)

Steal Away is an album by pianist Hank Jones and bassist Charlie Haden that was recorded in 1994 and released on the Verve label.[1] Jones and Haden followed Steal Away with a second album of spirituals, Come Sunday, recorded in 2010 and released in 2012.[2]

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "These melodic yet subtly swinging interpretations hold one's interest throughout and reward repeated listenings".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Track listing

[edit]
All compositions traditional except as indicated
  1. "It's Me, O Lord (Standin' in the Need of Prayer)" – 5:22
  2. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" – 3:44
  3. "Spiritual" (Charlie Haden) – 4:20
  4. "Wade in the Water" – 4:05
  5. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" – 2:04
  6. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" – 4:31
  7. "L' Amour de Moy" – 4:55
  8. "Danny Boy" (Frederic Weatherly) – 5:51
  9. "I've Got a Robe, You Got a Robe (Goin' to Shout All over God's Heav'n)" – 3:49
  10. "Steal Away" – 2:49
  11. "We Shall Overcome" – 5:33
  12. "Go Down Moses" – 6:04
  13. "My Lord, What a Mornin'" – 4:35
  14. "Hymn Medley: Abide With Me/Just as I Am Without One Plea/What a Friend We Have in Jesus/Amazing Grace" (Henry Francis Lyte, William Henry Monk/Charlotte Elliott, William Bachelder Bradbury/Joseph M. Scriven, Charles Crozat Converse/John Newton) – 7:37
  • Recorded at Radio Canada Studio B in Montreal, Canada on June 29 & 30, 1994

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Discogs album entry accessed December 7, 2011
  2. ^ Come Sunday at AllMusic
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 7, 2011
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 625. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.