Born to Be Blue (Freddie Hubbard album)

Born to Be Blue
Studio album by Freddie Hubbard
Released	1982
Recorded	December 14, 1981
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:00
Label	Pablo Today
Producer	Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard chronology
Keystone Bop: Sunday Night (1982) Born to Be Blue (1982) Ride Like the Wind (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Born to Be Blue is an album by jazz musician Freddie Hubbard recorded in December 1981 and released on the Pablo Today label in 1982.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album a "fine modern hard bop CD". ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except where noted

1. "Gibraltar" - 12:16
2. "True Colors" - 8:05
3. "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 7:25
4. "Joy Spring" (Clifford Brown) - 6:48
5. "Up Jumped Spring" - 7:11

• Recorded on Soundstream Digital Systems at Ocean Way Recording Studio, Hollywood; December 14, 1981

Personnel

• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Harold Land - tenor saxophone, flute
• Billy Childs - keyboards
• Larry Klein - bass
• Steve Houghton - drums
• Buck Clarke - percussion

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 733. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 106. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
4. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed 14 June 2009.