Born to Be Blue (Grant Green album)

Born to Be Blue
Studio album by Grant Green
Released 1985
Recorded March 1, 1962
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length 58:22
Label Blue Note
Producer Alfred Lion
Grant Green chronology
Oleo
(1962)		 Born to Be Blue
(1985)		 The Latin Bit
(1962)

Born to Be Blue is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Someday My Prince Will Come"Frank Churchill, Larry Morey6:26
2."Born to Be Blue"Mel Tormé, Robert Wells4:52
3."Born to Be Blue" (Alternate take; Bonus track on CD reissue)Tormé, Wells4:33
4."If I Should Lose You"Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin6:02
5."Back in Your Own Backyard"Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, Billy Rose8:02
6."My One and Only Love"Robert Mellin, Guy Wood5:47
7."Count Every Star"Bruno Coquatrix, Sammy Gallop6:18
8."Cool Blues" (Bonus track on CD reissue)Charlie Parker7:42
9."Outer Space"Grant Green8:40
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on March 1, 1962

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Grant Green discography accessed September 16, 2010
  2. 1 2 Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2010
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