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1960 studio album by Tina Brooks
True Blue Tina Brooks recorded on June 25, 1960, and released on the Blue Note label. In the hard-bop idiom, it was Brooks' only performance as leader to be released during his lifetime, and features performances by Brooks, Freddie Hubbard , Duke Jordan , Sam Jones and Art Taylor .[2]
Reception
Scott Yanow of Allmusic states: "the hard bop solos are consistently excellent" on True Blue .[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Tina Brooks except those indicated. "Good Old Soul" - 8:07 "Up Tight's Creek" - 5:17 "Theme for Doris" - 5:53 "True Blue" - 4:57 "Miss Hazel" - 5:32 "Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You" (Jack Segal , Marvin Fisher) - 7:53 Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
"True Blue" (Alternate Take) - 5:06 "Good Old Soul" (Alternate Take) - 7:35
Personnel
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
Albums as Sideman
Swingin' Kenny Burrell , 1958–59)Blue Lights, Volumes 1 & 2 On View at the Five Spot Cafe Open Sesame Freddie Hubbard , 1960)Music from the Connection Howard McGhee , 1960)Jackie's Bag Shades of Redd Freddie Redd , 1960)Redd's Blues Cool Blues Jimmy Smith , 1958)House Party The Sermon!
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
Albums
Open Sesame Goin' Up Hub Cap Minor Mishap Dedication! Duke Pearson , 1961)Ready for Freddie The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard Hub-Tones Here to Stay The Body & the Soul Breaking Point! Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank Jimmy Heath , 1965)The Night of the Cookers Blue Spirits Backlash High Blues Pressure A Soul Experiment The Black Angel The Hub of Hubbard Red Clay Straight Life Sing Me a Song of Songmy İlhan Mimaroğlu , 1970)First Light Polar AC Sky Dive Keep Your Soul Together Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One In Concert Volume Two Stanley Turrentine , 1974)High Energy Gleam Liquid Love Windjammer Bundle of Joy Super Blue The Love Connection Skagly Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980 The Alternate Blues Clark Terry , Dizzy Gillespie & Oscar Peterson , 1980)The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 Born to Be Blue Keystone Bop: Sunday Night Outpost Rollin' Splash Above & Beyond Back to Birdland Face to Face Ride Like the Wind The Rose Tattoo Sweet Return Double Take Woody Shaw , 1985)Life Flight The Eternal Triangle Feel the Wind Art Blakey , 1988)Times Are Changing Topsy – Standard Book Bolivia At Jazz Jamboree Warszawa '91: A Tribute to Miles Live at Fat Tuesday's Blues for Miles MMTC: Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannon New Colors On the Real Side With Art /The WithDexter WithHerbie WithBobby WithQuincy WithWayne With
The Soul of the City Manny Albam , 1966)The Other Side of Abbey Road George Benson , 1969)Out of This World Walter Benton , 1960)True Blue Tina Brooks , 1960)God Bless the Child Kenny Burrell , 1971)Cables' Vision George Cables , 1979)Droppin' Things Betty Carter , 1990)Free Jazz Ornette Coleman , 1960)Olé Coltrane John Coltrane , 1961)Africa/Brass Ascension Muses for Richard Davis Outward Bound Eric Dolphy , 1960)Out to Lunch! Undercurrent Kenny Drew , 1960)Leaving This Planet Charles Earland , 1973)Booker 'n' Brass Booker Ervin , 1967)Interplay Bill Evans , 1962)Sonic Text Joe Farrell , 1979)Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone Curtis Fuller , 1960)Soul Trombone Cabin in the Sky Take a Number from 1 to 10 Benny Golson , 1961)Pop + Jazz = Swing Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty Sister Salvation Slide Hampton , 1960)Drum Suite The Quota Jimmy Heath , 1961)Triple Threat Big Band Joe Henderson , 1996)Pax Andrew Hill , 1965)Compulsion Sunflower Milt Jackson , 1972)Goodbye 52nd Street Billy Joel , 1978)Reg Strikes Back Elton John , 1988)J.J. Inc. J.J. Johnson , 1960)Echoes of an Era Chaka Khan , 1982)Essence John Lewis , 1960–62)Water Sign Jeff Lorber , 1979)Doin' the Thang! Ronnie Mathews , 1963)Bluesnik Jackie McLean , 1961)MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration Modern Jazz Quartet , 1994)Fingerpickin' Wes Montgomery , 1958)Roll Call Hank Mobley , 1960)The Blues and the Abstract Truth Oliver Nelson , 1961)Sweet Honey Bee Duke Pearson , 1966)The Right Touch Contours Sam Rivers , 1965)Drums Unlimited Max Roach , 1965)East Broadway Run Down Sonny Rollins , 1966)Numbers Rufus , 1978)Once a Thief and Other Themes Lalo Schifrin , 1965)Giant Box Don Sebesky , 1973)Sugar Stanley Turrentine , 1970)Together McCoy Tyner , 1978)Quartets 4 X 4 Soundscapes Cedar Walton , 1980)Uhuru Afrika Randy Weston , 1960)Blue Moses
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
Albums With others
All Star Sessions Gene Ammons , 1950)The Happy Blues No Problem Chet Baker , 1979)Les Liaisons dangereuses Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers , 1959)True Blue Tina Brooks , 1960)Swingin' Kenny Burrell , 1956)Blue Lights The Inimitable Teddy Edwards Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce The Complete Roost Recordings Stan Getz , 1952)Stan Getz Plays Doin' the Gigi Gigi Gryce , 1957)The Return of Howard McGhee Beautiful! Charles McPherson , 1965)Complete Charlie Parker on Dial Charlie Parker on Dial Patterns of Jazz Bird Gets the Worm Oscar Pettiford Introducing Doug Raney Comin' On! Dizzy Reece , 1960)Here Comes Louis Smith Stitt's Bits Sonny Stitt , 1950)Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass The Champ Sonny Stitt , 1973)Julius Watkins Sextet
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