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Born to Be Blue! (Bobby Timmons album)

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Released
  
1963

Born to Be Blue! (1963)
  
From the Bottom (1964)

Release date
  
1963

Label
  
Riverside Records

Length
  
41:22

Artist
  
Bobby Timmons

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
August 12 and September 10, 1963

Similar
  
Bobby Timmons albums, Jazz albums

Bobby timmons born to be blue 1963


Born to Be Blue! is an album by American jazz pianist Bobby Timmons recorded in 1963 and released on the Riverside label.

Contents

Bobby timmons trio born to be blue


Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is excellent music but unfortunately Timmons would not grow much musically after this period".

Track listing

All compositions by Bobby Timmons except as indicated
  1. "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Torme, Robert Wells) - 4:23
  2. "Malice Towards None" (Tom McIntosh) - 4:55
  3. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 4:40
  4. "Know Not One" - 7:52
  5. "The Sit-In" - 4:15
  6. "Namely You" (Gene de Paul, Johnny Mercer) - 6:01
  7. "Often Annie" - 9:16
  • Recorded in New York City on August 12, 1963 (tracks 3, 4 & 6) and September 10, 1963 (tracks 1, 2, 5, & 7).

    • Personnel

  • Bobby Timmons - piano
  • Ron Carter (tracks 3, 4 & 6), Sam Jones (tracks 1, 2, 5, & 7) - bass
  • Connie Kay - drums

    • Songs

    1Born to Be Blue4:29
    2Malice Towards None5:01
    3Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child4:46

    References

    Born to Be Blue! (Bobby Timmons album) Wikipedia
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