Hubert Laws

flute · 1939

Flutist born in 1939, who moved from Atlantic to CTI in the late 1960s. Afro-Classic (1970), produced by Creed Taylor and arranged by Don Sebesky, mixes pop themes with pieces by Bach and Mozart.

Styles

• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk
• Soul jazz, boogaloo

Landmark tracks

• Fire and Rain (1970)
• Theme from Love Story (1970)
• Passacaglia in C Minor (1970)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Nov 14, 2025: Hubert Laws in San Francisco - 1974 (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)

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