Born to Be Blue (Grant Green album)

Born to Be Blue
Born to Be Blue
Studio album by Grant Green
Released	1985
Recorded	March 1, 1962
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	LP 37:42; CD 58:22
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Grant Green chronology

Born to Be Blue is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 but not released until 1985 on the Blue Note label.^[1] Green is accompanied by tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec, pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

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".^[2]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Someday My Prince Will Come"	Frank Churchill, Larry Morey	6:26
2.	"Born to Be Blue"	Mel Tormé, Robert Wells	4:52
3.	"Born to Be Blue" (Alternate take; Bonus track on CD reissue)	Tormé, Wells	4:33
4.	"If I Should Lose You"	Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin	6:02
5.	"Back in Your Own Backyard"	Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, Billy Rose	8:02
6.	"My One and Only Love"	Robert Mellin, Guy Wood	5:47
7.	"Count Every Star"	Bruno Coquatrix, Sammy Gallop	6:18
8.	"Cool Blues" (Bonus track on CD reissue)	Charlie Parker	7:42
9.	"Outer Space" (Bonus track on CD reissue)	Grant Green	8:40

Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on March 1, 1962 except "Count Every Star", which was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio on December 23, 1961.

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

^ Grant Green discography accessed September 16, 2010
^ ^a ^b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2010
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 598. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Green_discography-1] Grant Green discography accessed September 16, 2010

[Allmusic-2] Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2010

[3] Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 598. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Grant Green
Studio albums	Grant's First Stand (1961) Green Street (1961) Sunday Mornin' (1962) Grantstand (1962) The Latin Bit (1963) Feelin' the Spirit (1963) Am I Blue (1964) Idle Moments (1965) Talkin' About! (1965) His Majesty King Funk (1965) I Want to Hold Your Hand (1966) Street of Dreams (1967) Goin' West (1969) Carryin' On (1970) Green Is Beautiful (1970) Visions (1971) Shades of Green (1971) Iron City (1972) The Main Attraction (1976) Easy (1978) Matador (1979) Solid (1979) Remembering (1980) Gooden's Corner (1980) Nigeria (1980) Oleo (1980) Born to Be Blue (1985) The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark (1997) Blues for Lou (1999) First Session (2001)
Live albums	Alive! (1970) Live at The Lighthouse (1972) Live at Club Mozambique (2006)
Soundtracks	The Final Comedown (1972)
Grant Green discography

v t e Sonny Clark
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
As leader	Dial "S" for Sonny (1957) Sonny's Crib (1957) Sonny Clark Trio (Blue Note, 1957) Sonny Clark Quintets/My Conception (1957–59) Cool Struttin' (1958) The Art of The Trio (1958) Blues in the Night (1958) Standards (1958) Leapin' and Lopin' (1961)
As sideman	Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958) Blue Serge (Serge Chaloff, 1956) Lou Takes Off (Lou Donaldson, 1957) Bone & Bari (Curtis Fuller, 1957) Curtis Fuller Volume 3 (1957) Two Bones (Curtis Fuller, 1958) Go! (Dexter Gordon, 1962) A Swingin' Affair (Dexter Gordon, 1962) Soul Stirrin' (Bennie Green, 1958) The 45 Session (Bennie Green, 1958) Gooden's Corner (Grant Green, 1961) Oleo (1962) Nigeria (1962) The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark (Grant Green, 1961–62) Born to Be Blue (Grant Green, 1962) The Congregation (Johnny Griffin, 1957) John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell (1957) Showcase (Philly Joe Jones, 1959) Cliff Craft (Clifford Jordan, 1957) Jackie's Bag (Jackie McLean, 1959) A Fickle Sonance (Jackie McLean, 1961) Vertigo (Jackie McLean, 1962) Tippin' the Scales (Jackie McLean, 1962) Poppin' (Hank Mobley, 1957) Hank Mobley (1957) Curtain Call (Hank Mobley, 1957) Candy (Lee Morgan, 1957–58) Easy Living (Ike Quebec, 1962) The Sound of Sonny (Sonny Rollins, 1957) Smithville (Louis Smith, 1957) Stan 'The Man' Turrentine (1960) Jubilee Shout!!! (Stanley Turrentine, 1962) Preach Brother! (Don Wilkerson, 1962)

v t e Ike Quebec
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	From Hackensack to Englewood Cliffs (1959) The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions (1959) Blue & Sentimental (1961) Heavy Soul (1961) It Might as Well Be Spring (1961) Easy Living (1962) Soul Samba (1962)
With others	Open House (Jimmy Smith, 1960) Plain Talk (Jimmy Smith, 1960) Leapin' and Lopin' (Sonny Clark, 1961) Born to Be Blue (Grant Green, 1962) The Latin Bit (Grant Green, 1962) My Hour of Need (Dodo Greene, 1962)