Born to Be Blue! (Bobby Timmons album)

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Born to Be Blue!
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Studio album by
Released1963
RecordedAugust 12 and September 10, 1963
Genre Jazz
Length41:22
Label Riverside
Producer Orrin Keepnews
Bobby Timmons chronology
Sweet and Soulful Sounds
(1962)
Born to Be Blue!
(1963)
From the Bottom
(1964)

Born to Be Blue! is an album by American jazz pianist Bobby Timmons recorded in 1963 and released on the Riverside label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating: "This is excellent music but unfortunately Timmons would not grow much musically after this period". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Bobby Timmons except as indicated
  1. "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Torme, Robert Wells) - 4:23
  2. "Malice Towards None" (Tom McIntosh) - 4:55
  3. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 4:40
  4. "Know Not One" - 7:52
  5. "The Sit-In" - 4:15
  6. "Namely You" (Gene de Paul, Johnny Mercer) - 6:01
  7. "Often Annie" - 9:16

Personnel

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References

  1. Bobby Timmons discography accessed February 9, 2011
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 9, 2011
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1402. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)