The Blues Hot and Cold

The Blues Hot and Cold
Studio album by The Bob Brookmeyer Quartet
Released	1960
Recorded	June 16, 1960 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Verve MGV 8385
Producer	Norman Granz
Bob Brookmeyer chronology
Jazz Is a Kick (1960) The Blues Hot and Cold (1960) 7 x Wilder (1961)

The Blues Hot and Cold is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1960 for the Verve label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
DownBeat	[4]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated "Bob Brookmeyer is thought of as a cool jazz stylist, though the valve trombonist throws everyone a curve with these 1960 small group dates. Accompanied by pianist Jimmy Rowles, bassist Buddy Clark, and drummer Mel Lewis, Brookmeyer delves into music from the swing era, utilizing a mute throughout most of the album, something he doesn't use all that often". ^[3]

Don De Micheal reviewed the album for Downbeat and assigned four and a half stars. ^[4] He wrote, "This is the best record Brookmeyer has made". ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer except as indicated

1. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 6:04
2. "Stoppin' at the Savoy" - 5:54
3. "Languid Blues" - 7:21
4. "I Got Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:53
5. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 5:48
6. "Hot and Cold Blues" - 7:57

Personnel

• Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone
• Jimmy Rowles - piano
• Buddy Clark - bass
• Mel Lewis - drums

References

1. Verve Records Catalog: 8300 series accessed November 27, 2015
2. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Verve Label Discography, accessed November 27, 2015
3. Dryden, Ken. The Blues Hot and Cold – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 27, 2015.
4. De Micheal, Don (January 19, 1961). "The Blues-Hot and Cold". DownBeat . 28 (2): 24.