Superblue (band)
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Superblue was an American jazz ensemble that released two albums for Blue Note Records in 1988 and 1989.[1][2] It was led by trumpeter Don Sickler.[3] The ensemble played in the hard bop style of Blue Note acts of the 1950s and 1960s.[4]
The Los Angeles Times wrote of the ensemble's debut, "[Bobby] Watson's ripe-toned alto on 'Summertime' and [Bill] Pierce's romping tenor on 'Sesame' are just two highlights of this excellent effort that reaffirms the lasting value of mainstream jazz."[5] The Globe and Mail determined that the second album avoids the "out-and-out revivalism with little-big-band charts that remove the tunes to some distance from their funky origins".[6]
