Wild Flower

Wild Flower is an album by the flautist Hubert Laws released on the Atlantic label in 1972. Reception The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "A nice date from an earlier Laws period with a harder tone and more traditional jazz direction". Track listing "Wild Flower" (John Murtaugh) - 3:14 "Pensativa" (Clare Fischer) - 4:05 "Equinox" (John Coltrane) - 6:26 "Ashanti" (Murtaugh) - 5:31 "Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 5:36 "Yoruba" (Murtaugh) - 6:07 Recorded in New York City on October 22, 1971 (tracks 2 & 3), November 23, 1971 (tracks 1, 4 & 5) and January 27, 1972 (track 6) Personnel Hubert Laws - flute, alto flute, piccolo, electric flute Gary Burton - vibraphone Chick Corea - piano Ron Carter, Richard Davis - double bass Bernard Purdie - drums Ramon "Mongo" Santamaría - congas Joe Chambers, Airto Moreira, Warren Smith - percussion Bernard Eichen, Paul Gershman, Harry Lookofsky, Guy Lumia, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, John Pintavalle, Matthew Raimondi, Aaron Rosand - violin Julian Barber, Selwart Clarke, Harold Coletta, Richard Dickler, Harry Zaratzian - viola Seymour Barab, Richard Bock, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman - cello John Murtaugh - arranger, conductor