| Born to Be Blue | ||||
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | March 1, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | LP 37:42; CD 58:22 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Born to Be Blue is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 but not released until 1985 on the Blue Note label. [1] Green is accompanied by tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec, pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Although Grant Green provided his share of groove-oriented soul-jazz and modal post-bop, his roots were hard bop, and it is in a bop-oriented setting that the guitarist excels on Born to Be Blue". [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Someday My Prince Will Come" | Frank Churchill, Larry Morey | 6:26 |
| 2. | "Born to Be Blue" | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Born to Be Blue" (Alternate take; Bonus track on CD reissue) | Tormé, Wells | 4:33 |
| 4. | "If I Should Lose You" | Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin | 6:02 |
| 5. | "Back in Your Own Backyard" | Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, Billy Rose | 8:02 |
| 6. | "My One and Only Love" | Robert Mellin, Guy Wood | 5:47 |
| 7. | "Count Every Star" | Bruno Coquatrix, Sammy Gallop | 6:18 |
| 8. | "Cool Blues" (Bonus track on CD reissue) | Charlie Parker | 7:42 |
| 9. | "Outer Space" (Bonus track on CD reissue) | Grant Green | 8:40 |
Grant Green was an American jazz guitarist and composer.
Conrad Yeatis "Sonny" Clark was an American jazz pianist and composer who mainly worked in the hard bop idiom.
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