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True Blue
True blue.gif

Studio album by
Tina Brooks

ReleasedDecember 1960[1]
RecordedJune 25, 1960
Studio
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length
37:39 original LP
50:20 CD reissue
Label
Blue Note
BST 84041
ProducerAlfred Lion

Tina Brooks chronology





Minor Move
(1958)

True Blue
(1960)

Back to the Tracks
(1960)

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 date as leader to be released during his lifetime, and features performances by Brooks, Freddie Hubbard, Duke Jordan, Sam Jones and Art Taylor.[2]




Contents





  • 1 Reception


  • 2 Track listing


  • 3 Personnel


  • 4 Footnotes




Reception[edit]






Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
4.5/5 stars[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states "the hard bop solos are consistently excellent" on True Blue.[4]



Track listing[edit]


All compositions by Tina Brooks except those indicated.
  1. "Good Old Soul" - 8:07

  2. "Up Tight's Creek" - 5:17

  3. "Theme for Doris" - 5:53

  4. "True Blue" - 4:57

  5. "Miss Hazel" - 5:32

  6. "Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You" (Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher) - 7:53

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:




  1. "True Blue" (Alternate Take) - 5:06

  2. "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]




  1. ^ Schwann Record & Tape Guide, 1965


  2. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 1, 2010


  3. ^ Allmusic Review


  4. ^ Scott Yanow, Allmusic, accessed 3 October 2010, https://www.allmusic.com/album/r31257













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