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Out of the Blue (Sonny Red album)

Out of the Blue
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Studio album by Sonny Red
Released 1960
Recorded December 5, 1959 (#1-6)
January 23, 1960 (#7-13)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre Jazz
Length 42:50 original LP
72:50 CD reissue
Label Blue Note
BST 84032
Producer Alfred Lion
Sonny Red chronology
Two Altos
(1959)
Out of the Blue
(1960)
Breezing
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars

Out of the Blue is an album by American saxophonist Sonny Red recorded in late 1959 and early 1960 and released on the Blue Note label. In 1996, it was released on CD, as a limited edition, with five bonus tracks from the same sessions.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Sonny Red, a fine altoist inspired by Charlie Parker and Jackie McLean, never really made it in jazz, and some of his recordings are rather uninspired. However, that does not hold true for his Blue Note album... He performs mostly little-known standards (along with six of his originals) and displays a fair amount of originality and a great deal of potential that was never really fulfilled. Recommended".

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:


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