Reach Out! (Hal Galper album)

Reach Out! is an album by American pianist Hal Galper's Quintet, released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 1977.^[1][2][3]

Reach Out!
Studio album by Hal Galper Quintet
Released	1977
Recorded	November 11, 1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:52
Label	SteepleChase SCS 1067
Producer	Nils Winther
Hal Galper chronology
Windows (1975) Reach Out! (1977) Now Hear This (1972)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden states, "Hal Galper was on a tour during the 1970s, writing a number of adventurous post-bop compositions and getting regular opportunities to record them ... This is easily one of [his] best recordings".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Hal Galper unless noted.

1. "Reach Out" – 9:12
2. "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) – 7:15
3. "Spidit" – 5:57
4. "My Man's Gone Now" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 3:51 Bonus track on CD reissue
5. "Waiting for Chet" – 8:09
6. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 3:14
7. "Children of the Night" – 13:14

Personnel

• Hal Galper – piano
• Randy Brecker – trumpet
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, flute
• Wayne Dockery – bass
• Billy Hart – drums

References

1. Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 1000/31000 series discography accessed November 21, 2016
2. Hal Galper discography accessed November 21, 2016
3. Spiral Quest: album entry accessed November 21, 2016
4. Dryden, Ken. Reach Out – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 520. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.