Grant Green Born to be Blue (w. Ike Quebec) ( Blue Note's Tone Poet HQ vinyl LP )

Release date: 25-10-2019 (Originally released in 1985)

2019 Blue Note's New Tone Poet Series ( reissued on 180GR vinylLP )

Highlights include impressive interpretations of 'Someday My Prince Will Come', 'Back In Your Own Back Yard', 'My One And Only Love' & Charlie Parker's 'Cool Blues'. 'Born To Be Blue' is one of the finest BLUE NOTE recordings of Grant Green & Ike Quebec which deserves a place in any serious modern jazz collection.

The creative guitarist Grant Green(1931-79) joined forces with the underrated tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec(1918-63) for this excellent album recorded in New Jersey on December 11, 1961 & March 1, 1962. With Green & Quebec were a superb rhythm section of Sonny Clark(piano); Sam Jones(bass) & Louis Hayes(drums) playing nine memorable tracks(including one alternative take of the title tune). Quebec was in fine form despite nearing the end of his life and has a good rapport with Green.

Tracks:
A1 Someday My Prince Will Come 6:26
A2 Born To Be Blue 4:52
A3 If I Should Lose You 6:02
B1 Back In Your Own Backyard 8:02
B2 My One And Only Love 5:47
B3 Count Every Star 6:18

Credits:
Bass – Sam Jones
Drums – Louis Hayes
Guitar – Grant Green
Mastered By – Kevin Gray
Piano – Sonny Clark
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Supervised By [LP Supervision] – Joe Harley
Tenor Saxophone – Ike Quebec