Blue Hour
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Blue Hour is a collaboration album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine and The Three Sounds recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Turrentine with Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins and Bill Dowdy.[2] The album was reissued in 2000 with an additional disc of unreleased recordings, as Blue Hour: The Complete Sessions (Blue Note 24586).[3]
Reception
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the 2000 2CD Reissue 3 stars and describes it as "a very relaxed and bluesy release".[3] The original album was awarded 4½ stars by Michael Erlewine of Allmusic.
Track listing
Original LP
- "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) - 7:03
- "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) - 5:20
- "Blue Riff" (Gene Harris) - 6:26
- "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 8:46
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 9:55
Bonus tracks on Blue Hour: The Complete Sessions CD 2:
- "Blues in the Closet" (Pettiford) - 5:00
- "Just in Time" (Comden, Green, Styne) - 5:40
- "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" [Alternate Take] - 5:33
- "Where or When" (Hart, Rodgers) - 7:00
- "Blue Hour" (Gene Harris) - 5:14
- "There Is No Greater Love" (Jones, Symes) - 8:24
- "Alone Together" (Dietz, Schwartz) - 4:40
- "Strike up the Band" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:24
Recorded on December 16, 1960 (original LP & CD 2 tracks 1-3) and June 29, 1960 (CD 2 tracks 4-8).
Personnel
- Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
- Gene Harris - piano
- Andrew Simpkins - bass
- Bill Dowdy - drums
Production
- Alfred Lion - producer
- Reid Miles - design
- Rudy Van Gelder - audio engineer
- Francis Wolff - photography
References
- ^ Billboard Mar 20, 1961
- ^ Stanley Turrentine discography accessed January 4, 2010.
- ^ a b c Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed January 4, 2010.