Dusty Blue

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Dusty Blue
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Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedJune 13, 1960
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length35:13
Label Bethlehem
BCP 6055
Producer Teddy Charles
Howard McGhee chronology
Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries
(1956)
Dusty Blue
(1961)
Music from the Connection
(1960)

Dusty Blue is an album by trumpeter Howard McGhee which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Bethlehem label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic reviewer Ken Dryden stated: " With the exception of Together Again with Teddy Edwards, the 1950s had largely been a waste for Howard McGhee, as drug addiction had taken its toll on his playing. But he is in good form for this 1961 studio session for Bethlehem". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Howard McGhee, except as indicated

  1. "Dusty Blue" - 2:53
  2. "The Sound of Music" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 3:22
  3. "I Concentrate on You" (Cole Porter) - 4:06
  4. "Sleep Talk" - 2:55
  5. "Park Avenue Petite (From Dream To Dream)" (Benny Golson) - 3:32
  6. "Flyin' Colors" - 5:52
  7. "With Malice Towards None" (Tom McIntosh) - 4:02
  8. "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 4:19
  9. "A Cottage for Sale" (Larry Conley, Willard Robison) - 4:28

Personnel

References

  1. Bethlehem Records discography accessed May 12, 2015
  2. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. Dusty Blue – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 12, 2015.