True Blue (Tina Brooks album)
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| True Blue | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 1960[1] | |||
| Recorded | June 25, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:39 original LP 50:20 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84041 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Tina Brooks chronology | ||||
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True Blue is a jazz album by tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks recorded on June 25, 1960, and released on the Blue Note label. In the hard-bop idiom, it was Brooks' only performance as leader to be released during his lifetime, and features performances by Brooks, Freddie Hubbard, Duke Jordan, Sam Jones and Art Taylor.[2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic states: "the hard bop solos are consistently excellent" on True Blue.[5]
Track listing[edit]
- All compositions by Tina Brooks except those indicated.
- "Good Old Soul" - 8:07
- "Up Tight's Creek" - 5:17
- "Theme for Doris" - 5:53
- "True Blue" - 4:57
- "Miss Hazel" - 5:32
- "Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You" (Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher) - 7:53
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
- "True Blue" (Alternate Take) - 5:06
- "Good Old Soul" (Alternate Take) - 7:35
Personnel[edit]
- Tina Brooks - tenor saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
- Duke Jordan - piano
- Sam Jones - bass
- Art Taylor - drums
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Schwann Record & Tape Guide, 1965
- ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 1, 2010
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Scott Yanow, Allmusic, accessed 3 October 2010, https://www.allmusic.com/album/r31257
