True Blue
Studio album by
Al Cohn, Dexter Gordon
Released1976
RecordedOctober 22, 1976
GenreJazz
LabelXanadu
136
ProducerDon Schlitten
Dexter Gordon chronology
Lullaby for a Monster
(1976) 		True Blue
(1976) 		Silver Blue
(1976)
Al Cohn chronology
Play It Now
(1975) 		True Blue
(1976) 		Silver Blue
(1976)

True Blue is a jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon and saxophonist Al Cohn, recorded in 1976 for Xanadu Records.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars with its review by Michael G. Nastos stating, "True Blue is led in title under the auspices of Dexter Gordon as a welcome home party conducted by Don Schlitten for the expatriate tenor saxophonist in 1976. Essentially a jam session, this very talented septet features a two tenor-two trumpet front line, utilized to emphasize the soloing strength of the horns, not necessarily in joyous shouts or big-band like unison outbursts.".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 10:59
  2. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 9:30
  3. "True Blue" (Blue Mitchell) - 17:38[1]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c Dexter Gordon discography, accessed May 1, 2014
  2. ^ Xanadu Records discography accessed May 1, 2014
  3. ^ a b Nastos, M. G.. Allmusic Review, accessed April 29, 2014
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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