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1988 studio album by Freddie Redd

Redd's Blues

Studio album by Freddie Redd

Released

1988

Recorded

January 17, 1961

Studio

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Genre

Jazz

Length

38:36

Freddie Redd chronology

Extemporaneous
(1978)

Redd's Blues
(1988)

Lonely City
(1989)

Redd's Blues is an album by the American pianist Freddie Redd, recorded in 1961 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1988.

Releases and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz

Redd's Blues was released on LP in 1988, and on CD in 2002. The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "very dull indeed", and added that "Freddie's compositions are pastiche bebop, and if you were told these had been written to soundtrack a 'jazz play' you'd readily believe it". The AllMusic reviewer concluded that "Redd's Blues sounds like one of those off-days where the music just came out sounding generic and lifeless".

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie Redd

"Now" - 7:15
"Cute Doot" - 6:17
"Old Spice" - 7:04
"Blues for Betsy" - 5:02
"Somewhere" - 5:56
"Love Lost" - 7:12

Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on January 17, 1961.

Personnel

References

Blue Note discography accessed October 19, 2010
^ Snowden, Don. "Freddie Redd: Redd's Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1196. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

v t e Freddie Redd
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader	San Francisco Suite (1957) The Music From The Connection (Blue Note, 1960) Music from the Connection (with Howard McGhee; Felsted, 1960) Shades of Redd (1960) Redd's Blues (1961) Straight Ahead! (1977) Extemporaneous (1978) Lonely City (1985) Live at the Studio Grill (1988) Everybody Loves a Winner (1990)

v t e Tina Brooks
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
Albums as leader or co-leader	Minor Move (1958) Street Singer (with Jackie McLean, 1960) True Blue (1960) Back to the Tracks (1960) The Waiting Game (1961)
Sideman with others	Swingin' (Kenny Burrell, 1958–59) Blue Lights, Volumes 1 & 2 (Kenny Burrell, 1958) On View at the Five Spot Cafe (Kenny Burrell, 1959) Open Sesame (Freddie Hubbard, 1960) Music from the Connection (Howard McGhee, 1960) Jackie's Bag (Jackie McLean, 1959) Shades of Redd (Freddie Redd, 1960) Redd's Blues (Freddie Redd, 1961) Cool Blues (Jimmy Smith, 1958) House Party (Jimmy Smith, 1958) The Sermon! (Jimmy Smith, 1958)

v t e Jackie McLean
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section.
As leader or co-leader	Presenting... Jackie McLean (1955) Lights Out! (1956) 4, 5 and 6 (1956) Jackie's Pal (1956) McLean's Scene (1957–59) Jackie McLean & Co. (1957) Makin' the Changes (1957) A Long Drink of the Blues (1957) Strange Blues (1957) Alto Madness (1957) Fat Jazz (1957) Jackie's Bag (1959–60) New Soil (1959) Swing, Swang, Swingin' (1959) Capuchin Swing (1960) Street Singer (with Tina Brooks, 1960) Bluesnik (1961) A Fickle Sonance (1961) Let Freedom Ring (1962) Tippin' the Scales (1962) Vertigo (1962–63) Hipnosis (1962–67) One Step Beyond (1963) Destination... Out! (1963) It's Time! (1964) Action Action Action (1964) Right Now! (1965) Jacknife (1965–66) Consequence (1965) New and Old Gospel (1967) 'Bout Soul (1967) Demon's Dance (1967) Live at Montmartre (1972) Ode to Super (1973) A Ghetto Lullaby (1973) Altissimo (1973) The Meeting (1973) The Source (1973) Antiquity (1974) New York Calling (1974) New Wine in Old Bottles (1978) One Night with Blue Note Preserved Volume 2 (1985) It's About Time (1985) Hat Trick (1996)
With others	The Happy Blues (Gene Ammons, 1956) Jammin' with Gene (Gene Ammons, 1956) Funky (Gene Ammons, 1957) Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (Gene Ammons, 1957) Hard Bop (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956) Originally (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956 ) Drum Suite (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956–57) A Night in Tunisia (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, Vik/RCA, 1957) Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey, 1957) Tough! (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1957) Back to the Tracks (Tina Brooks, 1960) 2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney, 1957) Off to the Races (Donald Byrd, 1958) Fuego (Donald Byrd, 1959) Byrd in Flight (Donald Byrd, 1960) Cool Struttin' (Sonny Clark, 1958) Dig (Miles Davis, 1951) Quintet/Sextet (Miles Davis, 1955) Davis Cup (Walter Davis Jr., 1959) Inta Somethin' (Kenny Dorham, 1961) Matador (Kenny Dorham, 1962) Tuba Sounds (Ray Draper, 1957) 2 Trumpets (Art Farmer, 1957) Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1992) To Bird with Love (Dizzy Gillespie, 1992) Pithecanthropus Erectus (Charles Mingus, 1956) Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1958) Mobley's Message (Hank Mobley, Prestige, 1956) Hi Voltage (Hank Mobley, 1967) Evolution (Grachan Moncur III, 1963) Lee-Way (Lee Morgan, 1960) Tom Cat (Lee Morgan, 1964) Cornbread (Lee Morgan, 1965) Infinity (Lee Morgan, 1965) Charisma (Lee Morgan, 1966) The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1967–68) The Music From "The Connection" (Freddie Redd, 1960) Shades of Redd (Freddie Redd, 1960) Redd's Blues (Freddie Redd, 1961) Open House (Jimmy Smith, 1960) Plain Talk (Jimmy Smith, 1960) Taylor's Wailers (Art Taylor, 1957) Mal/2 (Mal Waldron, 1957) Left Alone (Mal Waldron, 1959) Left Alone '86 (Mal Waldron, 1986) Easterly Winds (Jack Wilson, 1967)
Film and TV appearances	The Connection (Shirley Clarke, 1961) Jazz (Ken Burns, 2000)

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