Turned to Blue

Turned to Blue is an album from jazz singer Nancy Wilson released in 2006. This was her final album. The title track is a poem written by Maya Angelou. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2006.

Turned to Blue
Studio album by
Nancy Wilson
ReleasedAugust 22, 2006
GenreJazz
Length52:02
LabelMCG Jazz
ProducerMarty Ashby
Nancy Wilson chronology
R.S.V.P.
(2004)		 Turned to Blue
(2006)
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Track listing
  1. "This Is All I Ask" (Gordon Jenkins) – 5:56
  2. "Take Love Easy" (Duke Ellington, John La Touche) – 4:30
  3. "Turned to Blue" (Jay Ashby, Maya Angelou) – 4:02
  4. "Knitting Class" (K. Lawrence Dunham, Bryce Rohde) – 3:53
  5. "Be My Love" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) – 3:55
  6. "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John La Touche) – 3:17
  7. "Just Once" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 4:21
  8. "These Golden Years" (D. Channsin Berry, John Proulx) – 6:10
  9. "I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up" (Artie Butler) – 5:17
  10. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 5:24
  11. "I'll Be Seeing You" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) – 5:17

Several noted performers were featured on this recording, including (but not limited to):

Reedists

Several reedists were featured on this recording, many of which are well-known saxophonists:

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