Sonny Red

 

Artist:  Sonny Red

Born:  December 17, 1932.  Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died:  Maarch 20, 1981 (Aged 48).  Detroit, Michigan, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Saxophone Jazz

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Saxophone

Sonny Red was an American Jazz Saxophonist and composer from Detroit, Michigan, associated with the Hard Bop styles.  He played with Art Blakey, Curtis Fuller, Paul Quinichette, Donald Byrd, Grant Green, Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly, Billy Higgins and Cedar Walton.

Title:  Out Of The Blue (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) (2022)

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  Blue Note Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Bluesville (5:53)

 2.  Stay As Sweet As You Are (6:16)

 3.  I've Never Been In Love Before (5:24)

 4.  Nadia (4:10)

Side B:

 1.  Blues In The Pocket (6:32)

 2.  Alone Too Long (3:00)

 3.  The Lope (5:16)

 4.  Stairway To The Stars (6:19)

Personnel:

Sonny Red:  Alto Saxophone

Wynton Kelly:  Piano

Sam Jones:  Bass on Tracks:  A1-4, B1, B2

Paul Chambers:  Bass on Tracks:  B3, B4

Roy Brooks:  Drums on Tracks:  A1-4, B1, B2

Jimmy Cobb:  Drums on Tracks:  B3, B4

Out Of The Blue is an album by Sonny Red, originally released in 1960 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on March 17, 2022 by Blue Note Records.  180 Gram Vinyl.