Blue Note Records
2005
True Blue (Bonus Tracks)
About This Album
Although a four-LP Complete Blue Note Recordings box set on Mosaic purportedly includes every recording led by the obscure but talented tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks, this 1994 CD has previously unreleased alternate takes of "True Blue" and "Good Old Soul" that Mosaic overlooked. Brooks is teamed with the young trumpeter Freddie Hubbard (on one of his earliest sessions), pianist Duke Jordan, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Art Taylor on a set dominated by Brooks' originals. None of the themes may be all that memorable ("Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You" comes the closest), but the hard bop solos are consistently excellent and the charts are tight enough to be noteworthy. Finally, Blue Note reissued the CD in 2005 as part of its Rudy Van Gelder Editions series, and it features sparking, near crystalline sound. The bonus tracks included on the original CD issue are also present here. ~ Scott Yanow & Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
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