True Blue (Tina Brooks album)

1960 studio album by Tina Brooks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

True Blue is a jazz album by tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks recorded on June 25, 1960, and released on the Blue Note label. In the hard-bop idiom, it was Brooks' only performance as leader to be released during his lifetime, and features performances by Brooks, Freddie Hubbard, Duke Jordan, Sam Jones, and Art Taylor.[2]

ReleasedDecember 1960[1]
RecordedJune 25, 1960
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True Blue
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1960[1]
RecordedJune 25, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length37:39 original LP
50:20 CD reissue
LabelBlue Note
BST 84041
ProducerAlfred Lion
Tina Brooks chronology
Minor Move
(1958)
True Blue
(1960)
Back to the Tracks
(1960)
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Reception

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Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarHalf star [4]
DownBeatStarStarHalf star[5]
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Scott Yanow of Allmusic states: "the hard bop solos are consistently excellent" on True Blue.[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Tina Brooks except those indicated.
  1. "Good Old Soul" - 8:07
  2. "Up Tight's Creek" - 5:17
  3. "Theme for Doris" - 5:53
  4. "True Blue" - 4:57
  5. "Miss Hazel" - 5:32
  6. "Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You" (Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher) - 7:53

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

  1. "True Blue" (Alternate Take) - 5:06
  2. "Good Old Soul" (Alternate Take) - 7:35

Personnel

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