Callin' the Blues

Callin' the Blue
Studio album by Tiny Grimes with J. C. Higginbotham
Released 1958
Recorded July 18, 1958
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length 39:09
Label Prestige
PR 7144
Producer Esmond Edwards
Tiny Grimes chronology
Blues Groove
(1958)
Callin' the Blue
(1958)
Tiny in Swingville
(1959)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Callin' the Blues is an album by guitarist Tiny Grimes with trombonist J. C. Higginbotham recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label.[2] The album was subsequently rereleased on Prestige's Swingville subsidiary label.

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Although J.C., who had a long decline, sounds a bit past his prime, plenty of sparks fly throughout the date, particularly from Grimes and Lockjaw".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Tiny Grimes except where noted.

  1. "Callin' the Blues" – 8:42
  2. "Blue Tiny" – 11:34
  3. "Grimes' Times" – 11:20
  4. "Air Mail Special" (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) – 7:33

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 18, 2013
  2. Prestige Records discography accessed March 18, 2013
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