Manhattan Blues
1989 studio album by Ricky Ford
Manhattan Blues | ||||
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Studio album by Ricky Ford | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | March 4, 1989 | |||
Studio | A&R Studios, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 59:59 | |||
Label | Candid | |||
Producer | Mark Morganelli | |||
Ricky Ford chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Los Angeles Times | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Manhattan Blues is an album by saxophonist Ricky Ford.
Recording and music
Manhattan Blues was recorded on March 4, 1989, in New York City.[4] It is a quartet recording, with leader Ricky Ford (tenor sax) joined by Jaki Byard (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), and Ben Riley (drums).[2] Six of the nine tracks are Ford originals.[2] The album was released on CD by Candid Records.[4]
Reception
The Los Angeles Times reviewer commented that Ford combined "modern and traditional values into a very appealing style".[2] For AllMusic, Scott Yanow summarised it as "Stimulating music".[1]
Track listing
- "In Walked Bud" (Thelonious Monk)
- "Misty" (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke)
- "Ode to Crispus Attucks" (Ricky Ford)
- "Portrait of Mingus" (Ford)
- "Bop Nouveau" (Ford)
- "My Little Strayhorn" (Ford)
- "Manhattan Blues" (Ford)
- "Land Preserved" (Ford)
- "Half Nelson" (Miles Davis)
Personnel
- Ricky Ford – tenor sax
- Jaki Byard – piano
- Milt Hinton – bass
- Ben Riley – drums
References
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott "Ricky Ford – Manhattan Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Stewart, Zan (May 6, 1990) "Album Reviews". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 499. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ a b "Candid Records Catalog: 79000 series". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Loxodonta Africana (1977)
- Manhattan Plaza (1978)
- Flying Colors (1980)
- Tenor for the Times (1981)
- Interpretations (1982)
- Future's Gold (1983)
- Shorter Ideas (1984)
- Looking Ahead (1986)
- Saxotic Stomp (1987)
- Hard Groovin' (1989)
- Manhattan Blues (1989)
- Hot Brass (1991)
- Tenor Madness Too! (1992)
- Tenors of Yusef Lateef & Ricky Ford (with Yusef Lateef, 1994)
- Ebony Rhapsody (1980)
- American-African Blues (1991)