The Waiting Game (Tina Brooks album)

The Waiting Game
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 1999 (Japan)
2002 (US)
RecordedMarch 2, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length39:44
LabelBlue Note
Blue Note 40536
ProducerAlfred Lion
Tina Brooks chronology
Back to the Tracks
(1960)
The Waiting Game
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [2]
Tom HullA−[3]

The Waiting Game is an album recorded by hard-bop tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks, recorded on March 2, 1961 for Blue Note, but not released as a single album until 1999. It features performances by Brooks, Johnny Coles, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware and Philly Joe Jones. It was Brooks last recording as leader.

Track listing

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All compositions by Tina Brooks except as indicated

  1. "Talkin' About" - 7:41
  2. "One for Myrtle" - 4:41
  3. "Dhyana" - 6:55
  4. "David the King" - 6:43
  5. "Stranger in Paradise" (Borodin / Wright) - 7:32
  6. "The Waiting Game" - 6:12

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.