Variety Is the Spice

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

Reception 

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

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

Category:Louis Hayes albums
Category:1979 albums