{"product_id":"sonny-red-out-of-the-blue-blue-note-tone-poet-series-2lp","title":"SONNY RED 'OUT OF THE BLUE' (BLUE NOTE TONE POET SERIES) 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eLABEL: BLUE NOTE RECORDS\u003cbr\u003eVINYL RELEASE DATE: 4\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\/1\/2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1960\u003cbr\u003eVARIANT: BLACK VINYL LP\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Detroit born alto saxophonist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonny Red\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e made only one album as a leader for Blue Note, but\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOut of the Blue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eremains a gem of the catalog deserving of much wider recognition. Red’s lightly swinging style shines on this 8-song set of bluesy originals and obscure standards, which was drawn from two different quartet sessions. The first session—recorded in December 1959 with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWynton Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on piano, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSam Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on bass, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoy Brooks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on drums—yielded six of the album’s final cuts including the buoyant opener “Bluesville” and the stunning ballad “Stay As Sweet As You Are.” Red returned to the studio in January 1960 once again with Kelly on piano, but this time joined by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Chambers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on bass and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Cobb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on drums, a trio that was also \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiles Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ rhythm section at the time having just recorded on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKind of Blue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe year before. The album’s final two tracks feature this quartet on Red’s original “The Lope” and the ballad “Stairway to the Stars.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Universal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67646973870381,"sku":"SONNY-RED-OUT-OF-THE-BLUE-BLUE-NOTE-TONE-POET-SERIES-2LP-1893","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/2910\/4685\/files\/SR_OUTOFTHEBLUE_PROD_SHOT.gif?v=1792001840","url":"https:\/\/shop.altpress.com\/products\/sonny-red-out-of-the-blue-blue-note-tone-poet-series-2lp","provider":"Alternative Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}