Israel (album)

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and stated "This date is a bit commercial, with a small string section and woodwinds utilized on five of the nine numbers. Still, the beautiful tones of the co-leaders make this a worthwhile set ".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

1. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:23
2. "Israel" (John Carisi) - 5:22
3. "Catherine's Theme" (Francis Lai) - 5:14
4. "Am I Blue / Sonnyboy" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke / Ray Henderson, Bud De Sylva, Lew Brown) - 4:32
5. "Never My Love" (Donald Addrisi, Richard Addrisi) - 2:53
6. "Saturday Night Is the Loneliest Night of the Week" (Jule Styne, Sammy Kahn) - 2:52
7. "St. James Infirmary" (Joe Primrose) - 4:04
8. "Django" (John Lewis) - 4:52
9. "Try To Remember" (Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt) - 4:11

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 19 (track 5 & 6), March 4 (track 2), March 12 (track 3 & 7), and April 16 (track 1, 4, 8 & 9), 1968

• J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding — trombone
• Herbie Hancock - piano
• Ross Tompkins - piano, harpsichord
• Eric Gale, Bucky Pizzarelli - guitar
• Ron Carter, Richard Davis - bass
• Grady Tate - drums
• Phil Bodner, George Marge, Romeo Penque - flute, oboe, clarinet
• Walter Kane, Frank Schwartz - bassoon
• Lewis Eley, Leo Kruczek, Charles Libove, David Nadien, Eugene Orloff, Tosha Samaroff - violin
• Al Brown - viola
• George Ricci - cello
• Eugene Bianco - harp
• Don Sebesky, J. J. Johnson, Kai Winding - arranger, conductor