That's How I Love the Blues!
That's How I Love the Blues! is an album by American jazz vocalist Mark Murphy featuring tracks recorded in late 1962 for the Riverside label.[1]
| That's How I Love the Blues! | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | October - December, 1962 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:24 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 441 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "Murphy is in top early form".[2]
Track listing
- "Going to Chicago Blues" (Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing) - 4:14
- "Señor Blues" (Horace Silver) - 2:27
- "That's How I Love the Blues" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) - 3:47
- "Jelly Jelly Blues" (Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines) - 3:25
- "(I'm Left with The) Blues in My Heart" (Benny Carter, Irving Mills) - 2:13
- "Fiesta in Blue" (Benny Goodman, Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, Jimmy Mundy) - 3:13
- "Rusty Dusty Blues" (J. Mayo Williams) - 2:05
- "Blues in the Night" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 3:39
- "The Meaning of the Blues" (Bobby Troup, Leah Worth) - 2:52
- "Everybody's Crazy 'Bout the Doggone Blues" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) - 2:25
- "Blues, You're the Mother of Sin" (Billy Eckstine, Sid Kuller) - 3:19
- "Wee Baby Blues" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) - 5:17
Personnel
- Mark Murphy - vocals
- Clark Terry, Nick Travis, Snooky Young - trumpet
- Roger Kellaway - piano
- Dick Hyman, Bernie Leighton - organ
- Jim Hall - guitar
- Ben Tucker - bass
- Dave Bailey - drums
- Willie Rodriguez - congas, timpani
- Al Cohn - arranger
References
- Riverside Records discography accessed November 6, 2012
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 6, 2012
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 150. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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