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1985 studio album by Grant Green From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born to Be Blue is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 but not released until 1985 on the Blue Note label.[1] Green is accompanied by tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec, pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes.
Born to Be Blue | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1985 | |||
Recorded | March 1, 1962 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | LP 37:42; CD 58:22 | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Grant Green chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Although Grant Green provided his share of groove-oriented soul-jazz and modal post-bop, his roots were hard bop, and it is in a bop-oriented setting that the guitarist excels on Born to Be Blue".[2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Someday My Prince Will Come" | Frank Churchill, Larry Morey | 6:26 |
2. | "Born to Be Blue" | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 4:52 |
3. | "Born to Be Blue" (Alternate take; Bonus track on CD reissue) | Tormé, Wells | 4:33 |
4. | "If I Should Lose You" | Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin | 6:02 |
5. | "Back in Your Own Backyard" | Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, Billy Rose | 8:02 |
6. | "My One and Only Love" | Robert Mellin, Guy Wood | 5:47 |
7. | "Count Every Star" | Bruno Coquatrix, Sammy Gallop | 6:18 |
8. | "Cool Blues" (Bonus track on CD reissue) | Charlie Parker | 7:42 |
9. | "Outer Space" (Bonus track on CD reissue) | Grant Green | 8:40 |
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