True Blue (Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon album)
True Blue | |||||
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Studio album by Al Cohn, Dexter Gordon | |||||
Released | 1976 | ||||
Recorded | October 22, 1976 | ||||
Genre | Jazz | ||||
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Xanadu 136 | ||||
Producer | Don Schlitten | ||||
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True Blue is a jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon and saxophonist Al Cohn, recorded in 1976 for Xanadu Records.[1][2]
Reception
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "The perfect player to interpret Tadd Dameron's music (of which he had full understanding), Harris performs eight of the influential composer's songs on this 1975 album".[3]
Track listing
- "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 10:59
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 9:30
- "True Blue" (Blue Mitchell) - 17:38
Personnel
- Al Cohn & Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
- Blue Mitchell & Sam Noto - trumpet
- Barry Harris - piano
- Sam Jones - bass
- Louis Hayes - drums
References
- ↑ Dexter Gordon discography, accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Xanadu Records discography accessed May 1, 2014
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed April 29, 2014
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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