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Them Dirty Blues

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Them Dirty Blues
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedFebruary 1, 1960
Reeves Sound Studio, New York City
March 29, 1960
Ter-Mar Recording Studio, Chicago
GenreJazz
Length51:12
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-322
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet chronology
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco
(1959)
Them Dirty Blues
(1960)
Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners
(1960)

Them Dirty Blues is an album by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, recorded in 1960.[1]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Al Campbell awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Recorded in early 1960, Them Dirty Blues contains two classic jazz compositions."[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3⅓ stars, noting: "Them Dirty Blues debuts Nat's 'Work Song' in the band's book, as well as Bobby Timmons's 'Dat Dere'."[3]

The album includes two other tunes which have become jazz standards: "Del Sasser" and "Jeannine".

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

Track listing

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(2000 Capitol/Blue Note CD re-issue)

  1. "Work Song" (Nat Adderley) – 5:05
  2. "Jeannine" (Duke Pearson) – 7:15
  3. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 4:20
  4. "Them Dirty Blues" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) – 7:10
  5. "Dat Dere" (Bobby Timmons) – 5:28
  6. "Del Sasser" (Sam Jones) – 4:40
  7. "Soon" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:34
  8. "Work Song" (Alternate Version) – 5:49
  9. "Dat Dere" (Alternate Take) – 5:28

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ The Cannonball Adderley Official Web site
  2. ^ a b Campbell, A. AllMusic Review accessed February 22, 2013
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 9. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.