Am I Blue (album)

Am I Blue
Am I Blue
Studio album by Grant Green
Released	Late June 1964
Recorded	May 16, 1963
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:46
Label	Blue Note; BST 84139
Producer	Alfred Lion
Grant Green chronology

Am I Blue is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "Although certainly listenable enough, this is one of Grant Green's lesser efforts from the 1960s".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Track listing

"Am I Blue" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) - 6:56
"Take These Chains from My Heart" (Hy Heath, Fred Rose) - 6:12
"I Wanna Be Loved" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Billy Rose) - 7:39
"Sweet Slumber" (Lucky Millinder, Al J. Neiburg, Henri Woode) - 7:17
"For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 13:59

Personnel

References

^ Billboard June 27, 1964
^ Grant Green discography accessed September 17, 2010
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2010

[1] Billboard June 27, 1964

[Green_discography-2] Grant Green discography accessed September 17, 2010

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2010

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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 "Big" John Patton
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader	Along Came John (1963) Blue John (1963) The Way I Feel (1964) Oh Baby! (1965) Let 'Em Roll (1965) Got a Good Thing Goin' (1966) Boogaloo (1968) That Certain Feeling (1968) Understanding (1968) Accent on the Blues (1969) Memphis to New York Spirit (1969–70) Soul Connection (1983) Blue Planet Man (1993) Minor Swing (1994) This One's for Ja (1996)
With Lou Donaldson	The Natural Soul (1962) A Man With a Horn (1963) Good Gracious! (1963) Signifyin' (1963) Possum Head (1964)
With others	Am I Blue (Grant Green, 1963) Blues for Lou (Grant Green, 1963) Iron City (Grant Green, 1967) Soul Groove (Johnny Griffin and Matthew Gee, 1963) The Burner (Red Holloway, 1963) Soul Fountain (Clifford Jordan, 1966) Everything Must Change (Johnny Lytle, 1977) Rockin' the Boat (Jimmy Smith, 1963) Steppin' Out! (Harold Vick, 1963) Shoutin' (Don Wilkerson, 1963) The Big Gundown (1984–85) Spillane (1986–87)

v t e Duke Pearson
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Profile (1959) Tender Feelin's (1959) Angel Eyes (1961–62) Dedication! (1961) Hush! (1962) Wahoo! (1964) Honeybuns (1965) Prairie Dog (1966) Sweet Honey Bee (1966) The Right Touch (1967) Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band (1967–68) I Don't Care Who Knows It (1968–70) Now Hear This (1968) The Phantom (1968) How Insensitive (1969) Merry Ole Soul (1969) It Could Only Happen with You (1970)
With Donald Byrd	Fuego (1959) At the Half Note Cafe (1960) Byrd in Flight (1960) The Cat Walk (1961) A New Perspective (1963) Fancy Free (1969) Kofi (1969–70) Electric Byrd (1970)
With others	Little Johnny C (Johnny Coles, 1963) Idle Moments (Grant Green, 1963) The Kicker (Bobby Hutcherson, 1963) Mean What You Say (Thad Jones and Pepper Adams, 1966)
Arranger only	I'm Tryin' to Get Home (for Donald Byrd]], 1964) Lush Life (for Lou Donaldson, 1967) Am I Blue (for Grant Green, 1963) Boss Horn (for Blue Mitchell, 1966) Heads Up! (for Blue Mitchell, 1968) A Slice of the Top (for Hank Mobley, 1966) Standards (for Lee Morgan, 1967) Rough 'n' Tumble (for Stanley Turrentine, 1966) A Bluish Bag (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967) The Return of the Prodigal Son (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967) The Look of Love (for Stanley Turrentine, 1968)