Born to Be Blue is an album by jazz musician Freddie Hubbard recorded in December 1981 and released on the Pablo Today label in 1982.
| Born to Be Blue | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | December 14, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:00 | |||
| Label | Pablo Today | |||
| Producer | Freddie Hubbard | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Reception
editThe AllMusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album a "fine modern hard bop CD".[4]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Freddie Hubbard except where noted
- "Gibraltar" - 12:16
- "True Colors" - 8:05
- "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 7:25
- "Joy Spring" (Clifford Brown) - 6:48
- "Up Jumped Spring" - 7:11
- Recorded on Soundstream Digital Systems at Ocean Way Recording Studio, Hollywood; December 14, 1981
Personnel
edit- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Harold Land - tenor saxophone, flute
- Billy Childs - keyboards
- Larry Klein - bass
- Steve Houghton - drums
- Buck Clarke - percussion
References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 106. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 733. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed 14 June 2009.