Cycle (album)

For albums with similar names, see Cycle § Albums.

Cycle
Studio album by Paul Horn Quintet
Released	1965
Recorded	March 17 & 18, 1965 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	RCA Victor LPM 3386
Producer	Al Schmitt
Paul Horn chronology
Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts (1964) Cycle (1965) Here's That Rainy Day (1965)

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Greensleeves"	traditional	3:58
2.	"Chim Chim Cher-ee"	Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman	8:23
3.	"Cycle"		5:15
4.	"Shadows #1"		2:40
5.	"Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"	Bronisław Kaper Helen Deutsch	5:32
6.	"In the Bag"		7:11
7.	"Patterns"		4:58
8.	"Shadows #2"		2:17
Total length:			40:14

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.