It Could Only Happen with You


It Could Only Happen with You is the final album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances recorded in 1970 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1974.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states "Duke Pearson followed the conventions of the time and cut a smooth, commercially-oriented jazz album that made allusions to traditional and contemporary pop, hard bop, soul-jazz and bossa nova... Although the record is a pleasant artifact of its time, it's a rather sad, undistinguished way to close out Pearson's career.

Track listing

  1. "Gira, Girou " – 7:20
  2. "It Could Only Happen with You" – 3:35
  3. "Book's Bossa" – 6:35
  4. "Hermeto" – 5:35
  5. "Lost in the Stars" – 3:27
  6. "Stormy" – 3:35
  7. "Emily" – 4:00

Personnel