Born to Be Blue (Freddie Hubbard album)

Born to Be Blue is an album by jazz musician Freddie Hubbard recorded in December 1981 and released on the Pablo Today label in 1982.

Born to Be Blue
Studio album by
Released1982
RecordedDecember 14, 1981
GenreJazz
Length42:00
LabelPablo Today
ProducerFreddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard chronology
Keystone Bop: Sunday Night
(1982)
Born to Be Blue
(1982)
Ride Like the Wind
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album a "fine modern hard bop CD".[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except where noted

  1. "Gibraltar" - 12:16
  2. "True Colors" - 8:05
  3. "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 7:25
  4. "Joy Spring" (Clifford Brown) - 6:48
  5. "Up Jumped Spring" - 7:11
  • Recorded on Soundstream Digital Systems at Ocean Way Recording Studio, Hollywood; December 14, 1981

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 106. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 733. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed 14 June 2009.