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Am I Blue 1963

jazz, soul jazz 42 min 5 tracks Blue Note

Am I Blue is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label. The first two tracks had both been recorded by Ray Charles. “Sweet Slumber” was a 1940s hit for swing band leader Lucky Millinder. Green is heard in a quintet with tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, trumpeter Johnny Coles, organist Big John Patton and drummer Ben Dixon.

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Character

Classical in form, spare, character-led and grave.

classical in formformally daring
sparerichly built
character-ledplot-driven

Tracks

A1Am I Blue6:56
A2Take These Chains From My Heart6:12
A3I Wanna Be Loved7:39
B1Sweet Slumber7:17
B2For All We Know13:59

5 tracks, 42 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Grant Green
Label: Blue Note
Released: 1963
Type: Album
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: US

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