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Born to Be Blue (Grant Green album)

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Released
  
1985

Length
  
58:22

Artist
  
Grant Green

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
March 1, 1962

Born to Be Blue(1962)
  
The Latin Bit(1962)

Release date
  
1985

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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The Latin Bit, Grantstand, Gooden's Corner, Feelin' the Spirit, Green Street

Born to Be Blue is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

Reception

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".

Track listing

  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on March 1, 1962

    • Personnel

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Ike Quebec – tenor saxophone
  • Sonny Clark – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums

    • Songs

    1Someday My Prince Will Come6:29
    2Born to Be Blue4:52
    3Born to Be Blue (alternate take)4:41

    References

    Born to Be Blue (Grant Green album) Wikipedia
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