True Blue (Tina Brooks album)

True Blue
Studio album by Tina Brooks
Released	December 1960 [1]
Recorded	June 25, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:39original LP 50:20 CD reissue
Label	Blue Note BST 84041
Producer	Alfred Lion
Tina Brooks chronology
Minor Move (1958) True Blue (1960) Back to the Tracks (1960)

True Blue is a jazz album by tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks recorded on June 25, 1960, and released on the Blue Note label. In the hard-bop idiom, it was Brooks' only performance as leader to be released during his lifetime, and features performances by Brooks, Freddie Hubbard, Duke Jordan, Sam Jones, and Art Taylor. ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
DownBeat	[5]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states: "the hard bop solos are consistently excellent" on True Blue. ^[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Tina Brooks except those indicated.

1. "Good Old Soul" - 8:07
2. "Up Tight's Creek" - 5:17
3. "Theme for Doris" - 5:53
4. "True Blue" - 4:57
5. "Miss Hazel" - 5:32
6. "Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You" (Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher) - 7:53

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

7. "True Blue" (Alternate Take) - 5:06
8. "Good Old Soul" (Alternate Take) - 7:35

Personnel

• Tina Brooks - tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
• Duke Jordan - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

Footnotes

1. Schwann Record & Tape Guide, 1965
2. Blue Note Records discography accessed November 1, 2010
3. Allmusic Review
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 175. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Tynan, John (February 2, 1961). "Review of True Blue" (PDF). DownBeat. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
6. Scott Yanow, Allmusic, accessed 3 October 2010, https://www.allmusic.com/album/r31257