Out of the Blue (Sonny Red album)

Out of the Blue
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)

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.^[1] In 1996, it was released on CD, as a limited edition, with five bonus tracks from the same sessions.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Red except as indicated

1. "Bluesville" - 5:53
2. "Stay As Sweet As You Are" (Gordon, Revel) - 6:16
3. "I've Never Been in Love Before" (Loesser) - 5:24
4. "Nadia" - 4:10
5. "Blues in the Pocket" - 6:32
6. "Alone Too Long" (Fields, Schwartz) - 3:00
7. "The Lope" - 5:16
8. "Stairway to the Stars" (Malneck, Parish, Signorelli) - 6:19

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

9. "Crystal" - 5:38
10. "Lost April" (DeLange, Newman, Hubert Spencer) - 6:49
11. "You're Sensational" (Porter) - 6:30
12. "Blues for Kokee" - 5:36
13. "You're Driving Me Crazy" (Donaldson) - 5:27

Personnel

• Sonny Red - alto saxophone
• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Paul Chambers (#1-6), Sam Jones (#7-13) - bass
• Roy Brooks (#1-6), Jimmy Cobb (#7-13) - drums

References