Blue Hour | ||||
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Released | March 1961[1] | |||
Recorded | June 29 & December 16, 1960 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:30 original LP 84:25 The Complete Sessions | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84057 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Stanley Turrentine chronology | ||||
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The Three Sounds chronology | ||||
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Blue Hour is a collaboration album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine and The Three Sounds recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Turrentine with Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins and Bill Dowdy.[2] The album was reissued in 2000 with an additional disc of unreleased recordings, as Blue Hour: The Complete Sessions (Blue Note 24586).[3]
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Source | Rating |
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the 2000 2CD Reissue 3 stars and describes it as "a very relaxed and bluesy release".[3] The original album was awarded 4½ stars by Michael Erlewine of Allmusic.
Original LP
Bonus tracks on Blue Hour: The Complete Sessions CD 2:
Recorded on December 16, 1960 (original LP & CD 2 tracks 1–3) and June 29, 1960 (CD 2 tracks 4–8).