| Into the Blue | ||||
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| Released | May 1995 | |||
| Length | 63:00 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
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Into the Blue is an album by Guy Barker, released in late May 1995 by Verve Records. [1] [2] It was nominated for the 1995 Mercury Music Prize, [3] [4] but lost to Portishead's Dummy . [5]
The Times 's Chris Parker wrote that Into the Blue "places Barker firmly where he deserves to be: in the growing ranks of world-class British jazz players." [1]
L'Unità 's Filippo Bianchi spoke negatively of the album, saying Barker "lacks the 'philosophy'" and "vocation to invent language" of European jazz greats. [6]
All tracks composed by Guy Barker, except where noted.
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