Redd's Blues is an album by the American pianist Freddie Redd, recorded in 1961 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1988.[1]
| Redd's Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | January 17, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:36 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Freddie Redd chronology | ||||
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Releases and reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
Redd's Blues was released on LP in 1988, and on CD in 2002.[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "very dull indeed", and added that "Freddie's compositions are pastiche bebop, and if you were told these had been written to soundtrack a 'jazz play' you'd readily believe it".[3] The AllMusic reviewer concluded that "Redd's Blues sounds like one of those off-days where the music just came out sounding generic and lifeless".[2]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Freddie Redd
- "Now" - 7:15
- "Cute Doot" - 6:17
- "Old Spice" - 7:04
- "Blues for Betsy" - 5:02
- "Somewhere" - 5:56
- "Love Lost" - 7:12
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on January 17, 1961.
Personnel
edit- Freddie Redd - piano
- Benny Bailey - trumpet
- Jackie McLean - alto saxophone
- Tina Brooks - tenor saxophone
- Paul Chambers - double bass
- Sir John Godfrey - drums
References
edit- ^ Blue Note discography accessed October 19, 2010
- ^ a b c Snowden, Don. "Freddie Redd: Redd's Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1196. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.