Blue Seven

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Blue Seven
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1966[1]
RecordedAugust 22, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz, Blues
Length36:40
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7376
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Shirley Scott chronology
Hip Soul
(1961)
Blue Seven
(1966)
Hip Twist
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Blue Seven is a studio album by organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1961 for Prestige and issued in 1966 as PRLP 7376. It features performances by Oliver Nelson and Joe Newman, among the others.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Blue Seven" (Sonny Rollins) – 6:45
  2. "Don't Worry About It Baby, Here I Am" (Scott) – 6:40
  3. "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" (Phil Silvers, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 5:28
  4. "Wagon Wheels" (DeRose, Hill) – 12:10
  5. "Give Me the Simple Life" (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) – 5:37

Note

  • The CD reissue in 2000 includes the bonus track "How Sweet" (Scott) - 7:37, that was originally released on the album Now's the Time (Prestige 7440). Same personnel and recording date. Its inclusion on CD presents the Blue Seven session in its entirely. [3]

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Billboard May 21, 1966
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Shirley Scott - Blue Seven. Booklet. Prestige OJCCD-1050-2 (P-7376).