Pumpkin's Delight

Pumpkin's Delight is a live album by the group Sphere featuring saxophonist Charlie Rouse, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Ben Riley. Recorded at the Teatro Morlacchi in Perugia, Italy, as part of the 1986 Umbria Jazz Festival, it released on the Italian Red label.^[1][2] The 1993 CD edition features four tracks first released on LP in 1987 as Live at Umbria Jazz.^{[3][deprecated source]}

Pumpkin's Delight
Live album by Sphere
Released	1993
Recorded	July 14, 1986
Venue	Teatro Morlacchi, Perugia, Italy
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:10
Label	Red 123 207
Producer	Alberto Alberti and Sergio Veschi
Sphere chronology
Sphere On Tour (1985) Pumpkin's Delight (1993) Four for All (1987)
Kenny Barron chronology
Two as One (1986) Pumpkin's Delight (1986) The Red Barron Duo (1986)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

In his review on AllMusic, Ron Wynn noted: "This 1986 concert by the quartet Sphere is one of the short-lived group's high points ... Recommended."^[4]

Track listing

1. "Pumpkin's Delight" (Charlie Rouse) – 12:05
2. "Toku Do" (Buster Williams) – 11:00
3. "Saud's Song" (Kenny Barron) – 10:40
4. "Christina" (Williams) – 9:10
5. "Deceptakon" (Williams) – 11:40

Personnel

• Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Barron – piano
• Buster Williams – bass
• Ben Riley – drums

References

1. Red Records catalog, accessed February 2, 2017
2. Fitzgerald, M., Kenny Barron Discography, accessed February 2, 2017.
3. Rate Your Music: album entry, accessed February 2, 2017.
4. Dryden, Ken. Sphere – Pumpkin's Delight: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2017.