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Born To Be Blue
| Recorded | Dec 23, 1961 & Mar 1, 1962 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 391169 |
The record
Quebec's smoky tenor and Green's unhurried, single-note lines make this a ballad-heavy date built for late nights, with Sonny Clark's spare comping keeping the mood loose and unforced. Recorded in late '61 but shelved for years, it's a warm, blues-soaked session from a quietly stacked rhythm section.
Session personnel
- Sam Jones — bass
- Louis Hayes — drums
- Grant Green — guitar
- Sonny Clark — piano
- Ike Quebec — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 20 pressings on file.
| 1985 | Blue Note · BST 84432 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered, DMM earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| 1985 | Blue Note · BST 84432 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered, DMM · RVG stamp |
| 1985 | Blue Note · BNJ 71082 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1985 | Blue Note · 4BN 84432 — Cassette, Album, Remastered, Dolby XH Pro, XDR · RVG stamp |
| 1985 | Blue Note · 4BN 84432 — Cassette, Album, Remastered, XDR · RVG stamp |
| 1985 | Blue Note · BNJ 71082 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1989 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84432 2 — CD, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1989 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84432 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Capitol Jax · RVG stamp |
| 1989 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84432 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Capitol Jax · RVG stamp |
| 1994 | Blue Note · CDP 7 84432 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, EMI Jax · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · BST 84432 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · CDP 7 84432 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, EMI MFG. · RVG stamp |
| 2013 | DOL · DOL1059HG — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Jazz Wax Records · JWR 4542 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180 Gram · laminated sleeve |
Follow the players
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