Variety Is the Spice is an album by the Louis Hayes Group recorded in 1978 and released on the Gryphon label. [1][2]

Variety Is the Spice
Studio album by The Louis Hayes Group
Released	1979
Recorded	October 9–12, 1978
Studio	Generation Sound Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Label	Gryphon G 787
Producer	Norman Schwartz
Louis Hayes chronology
The Real Thing (1977) Variety Is the Spice (1979) Light and Lively (1989)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review called it "Excellent, advanced straight-ahead music".[3]

Track listing

1. "Kelly Colors" (Harold Mabern) – 6:40
2. "Little Sunflower" (Freddie Hubbard, Leon Thomas) – 6:43
3. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 5:11
4. "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland) – 6:00
5. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster – 7:06
6. "Nisha" (Louis Hayes, Thomas) – 5:38
7. "My Favorite Things" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:19
8. "Dance With Me" (Peter Brown, Robert Rans) – 4:54
9. "A Hundred Million Miracles" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 4:40

Personnel

• Louis Hayes – drums
• Frank Strozier – alto saxophone, flute
• Harold Mabern – piano, electric piano
• Cecil McBee – bass
• Portinho – percussion
• Titos Sompa – congas
• Leon Thomas – vocals (tracks 2 & 6)

References