Blues Suite

Blues Suite is an album by American jazz composer and arranger A. K. Salim featuring Nat Adderley and Phil Woods recorded in 1958 for the Savoy label.[1]

Blues Suite
Studio album by
Released1958
RecordedOctober 6, 1958
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length31:57
LabelSavoy
MG 12132
ProducerOzzie Cadena
A. K. Salim chronology
Pretty for the People
(1958)
Blues Suite
(1958)
Afro-Soul/Drum Orgy
(1964)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic reviewer Jim Todd states "This set of mid-tempo, blues-based arrangements performed by an all-star group is a good idea that falls short in its execution. ...Dreary is too strong a word, but certainly dull".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by A. K. Salim

  1. "Pay Day" - 3:56
  2. "Joy Box" - 6:03
  3. "Full Moon" - 5:12
  4. "Blue Baby" - 3:39
  5. "The Sultan" - 4:25
  6. "Blue Shout" - 3:25
  7. "Like How Long Baby" - 4:59

Personnel

References

  1. Savoy Records Catalog: 12100 series accessed July 29, 2015
  2. Todd, Jim. Blues Suite – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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