Out of the Blue (Alison Brown album)

Reception

In his Allmusic review, music critic Charlotte Dylan wrote of the album; "The music on this album is bluegrass flavored with a little jazz. Fans won't notice anything untried or bold here from Alison Brown, but there are a number of good songs on this album..."

Writing for No Depression magazine, Rachel Leibrock felt the album was restrained and called it "a cocktail-hour fusion of jazz, Latin and Caribbean rhythms.. a sparkling and crisp arrangement of unassuming instrumentals, but they never fully hook the listener... Dispassionate and cool, the record is too pristine and orderly to burn itself into a more emotional listening sphere."

Track listing

All compositions by Alison Brown unless otherwise noted

1. "Out of the Blue" – 5:45
2. "Dante's Paradies" – 3:35
3. "Coast Walk" – 3:58
4. "Four for Launch" – 3:11
5. "Road to Corossol" (Brown, Burr, West) – 4:46
6. "Mood Ring" (Brown, West) – 5:11
7. "Samba del So" –l 3:39
8. "Sands of Sound" – 3:59
9. "Return to Pelican bay" – 3:44
10. "Rebel's Bolero" – 2:56

Personnel