Time: 72:10
Size: 165.2 MB
Styles: Hard bop, Saxophone jazz
Year: 1960/1996/2005
Art: Front
[5:48] 1. Bluesville
[6:12] 2. Stay As Sweet As You Are
[5:19] 3. I've Been In Love Before
[4:04] 4. Nadia
[6:29] 5. Blues In The Pocket
[2:55] 6. Alone Too Long
[5:12] 7. The Lope
[6:17] 8. Stairway To The Stars
[5:35] 9. Crystal
[6:46] 10. Lost April
[6:28] 11. You're Sensational
[5:33] 12. Blues For Kokee
[5:25] 13. You're Driving Me Crazy
Alto Saxophone – Sonny Red; Bass – Paul Chambers, Sam Jones; Drums – Jimmy Cobb, Roy Brooks; Piano – Wynton Kelly. Recording Date: December 5, 1959 - January 23, 1960.
Sonny Red, a fine altoist inspired by Charlie Parker and Jackie McLean, never really made it in jazz, and some of his recordings are rather uninspired. However, that does not hold true for his Blue Note album, which has been reissued on this 1996 CD along with five previously unissued selections. Red, who is joined by pianist Wynton Kelly, either Sam Jones or Paul Chambers on bass, and either Roy Brooks or Jimmy Cobb on drums, never sounded better on records. He performs mostly little-known standards (along with six of his originals) and displays a fair amount of originality and a great deal of potential that was never really fulfilled. Recommended. ~Scott Yanow
Sonny Red, a fine altoist inspired by Charlie Parker and Jackie McLean, never really made it in jazz, and some of his recordings are rather uninspired. However, that does not hold true for his Blue Note album, which has been reissued on this 1996 CD along with five previously unissued selections. Red, who is joined by pianist Wynton Kelly, either Sam Jones or Paul Chambers on bass, and either Roy Brooks or Jimmy Cobb on drums, never sounded better on records. He performs mostly little-known standards (along with six of his originals) and displays a fair amount of originality and a great deal of potential that was never really fulfilled. Recommended. ~Scott Yanow
Out Of The Blue
A good band for this sax player. OK with me. Merci.
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