Sonny Red • Out Of The Blue

 

Review
by Scott Yanow
Sonny Red, a fine altoist inspired by Charlie Parker and Jackie McLean, never really made it in jazz, and some of his recordings are rather uninspired. However, that does not hold true for his Blue Note album, which has been reissued on this 1996 CD along with five previously unissued selections. Red, who is joined by pianist Wynton Kelly, either Sam Jones or Paul Chambers on bass, and either Roy Brooks or Jimmy Cobb on drums, never sounded better on records. He performs mostly little-known standards (along with six of his originals) and displays a fair amount of originality and a great deal of potential that was never really fulfilled. Recommended.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/out-of-the-blue-mw0000076222

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Reseña
por Scott Yanow
Sonny Red, un fino contralto inspirado en Charlie Parker y Jackie McLean, nunca llegó a triunfar en el jazz, y algunas de sus grabaciones son más bien poco inspiradas. Sin embargo, no es el caso de su álbum para Blue Note, que se ha reeditado en este CD de 1996 junto con cinco selecciones inéditas. Red, al que acompañan el pianista Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones o Paul Chambers al bajo, y Roy Brooks o Jimmy Cobb a la batería, nunca ha sonado mejor en un disco. Interpreta en su mayoría estándares poco conocidos (junto con seis de sus originales) y muestra una buena dosis de originalidad y un gran potencial que nunca llegó a explotar. Recomendado.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/out-of-the-blue-mw0000076222

Tracks:
1 - Bluesville - 5:49
2 - Stay As Sweet As You Are - 6:12
3 - I've Never Been In Love Before - 5:20
4 - Nadia - 4:04
5 - Blues In The Pocket - 6:29
6 - Alone Too Long - 2:56
7 - The Lope - 5:13
8 - Stairway To The Stars - 6:17
9 - Crystal - 5:35
10 - Lost April - 6:46
11 - You're Sensational - 6:28
12 - Blues For Kokee - 5:34
13 - You're Driving Me Crazy - 5:27


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Sonny Red
    Bass – Paul Chambers (3) (tracks: 7 to 13), Sam Jones (tracks: 1 to 6)
    Design [Cover Design] – Reid Miles
    Drums – Jimmy Cobb (tracks: 7 to 13), Roy Brooks (tracks: 1 to 6)
    Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
    Piano – Wynton Kelly
    Producer – Alfred Lion
    Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna

Notes:
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 5, 1959 (1 to 6) and January 23, 1960 (7 to 13).
Tracks 1 to 8 originally issued on Blue Note BST 84032.
Tracks 9 to 13 previously unissued bonus tracks.

Label:    Blue Note – CDP 7243 8 52440 2 5
Series:    Blue Note Connoisseur Series
Country:    US
Released:    1996
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/626310-Sonny-Red-Out-Of-The-Blue

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