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 | |||
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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 |