True Blue (Tina Brooks album)

True Blue
Studio album by Tina Brooks
Released	December 1960[1]
Recorded	June 25, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:39 original LP 50:20 CD reissue
Label	Blue Note BST 84041
Producer	Alfred Lion
Tina Brooks chronology
Minor Move (1958) True Blue (1960) Back to the Tracks (1960)

True Blue is an album by hard-bop tenor Tina Brooks recorded on June 25, 1960, and released on the Blue Note label. It was Brooks only date as leader to be released during his lifetime, and features performances by Brooks, Freddie Hubbard, Duke Jordan, Sam Jones and Art Taylor.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states "the hard bop solos are consistently excellent" on True Blue.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Tina Brooks except those indicated.

1. "Good Old Soul" - 8:07
2. "Up Tight's Creek" - 5:17
3. "Theme for Doris" - 5:53
4. "True Blue" - 4:57
5. "Miss Hazel" - 5:32
6. "Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You" (Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher) - 7:53

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

7. "True Blue" (Alternate Take) - 5:06
8. "Good Old Soul" (Alternate Take) - 7:35

Personnel

• Tina Brooks - tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
• Duke Jordan - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

Footnotes

1. Schwann Record & Tape Guide, 1965
2. Blue Note Records discography accessed November 1, 2010
3. Allmusic Review
4. Scott Yanow, Allmusic, accessed 3 October 2010, http://www.allmusic.com/album/r31257