True Blue (Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon album)

True Blue
True Blue
Studio album by Al Cohn, Dexter Gordon
Released	1976
Recorded	October 22, 1976
Genre	Jazz
Label	Xanadu; 136
Producer	Don Schlitten
Dexter Gordon chronology
Al Cohn chronology

True Blue is a jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon and saxophonist Al Cohn, recorded in 1976 for Xanadu Records.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars with its review by Michael G. Nastos stating, "True Blue is led in title under the auspices of Dexter Gordon as a welcome home party conducted by Don Schlitten for the expatriate tenor saxophonist in 1976. Essentially a jam session, this very talented septet features a two tenor-two trumpet front line, utilized to emphasize the soloing strength of the horns, not necessarily in joyous shouts or big-band like unison outbursts.".^[3]

Track listing

"Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 10:59
"How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 9:30
"True Blue" (Blue Mitchell) - 17:38^[1]

Personnel

Al Cohn & Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
Blue Mitchell, Sam Noto - trumpet
Barry Harris - piano
Sam Jones - bass
Louis Hayes - drums^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Dexter Gordon discography, accessed May 1, 2014
^ Xanadu Records discography accessed May 1, 2014
^ ^a ^b Nastos, M. G.. Allmusic Review, accessed April 29, 2014
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[DGdisco-1] Dexter Gordon discography, accessed May 1, 2014

[2] Xanadu Records discography accessed May 1, 2014

[Allmusic-3] Nastos, M. G.. Allmusic Review, accessed April 29, 2014

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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