Back To The Tracks

About

Back to the Tracks is a hard bop album by tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks recorded in 1960 and released posthumously. The album was originally intended as BLP 4052, but, for some reason, it was shelved at the time. A song recorded during the session, "David the King", was rejected since it "never made it to releasable quality". The composition was later re-recorded for Brooks' final Blue Note session, eventually released as The Waiting Game. The tracks first appeared in a Mosaic 12" LP box-set (MR4-106) entitled The Complete Blue Note Recordings of The Tina Brooks Quintet. A Blue Note CD (purple cover, Blue Note 21737) appeared in 1998, then reissued in 2006 (green cover, BST 84052). Most of the album was recorded in October 1960 by Brook, Blue Mitchell, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers and Art Taylor. One of the album's tracks was recorded in September 1960 by the same group with the addition of alto saxophonist Jackie McLean. The full session with McLean was eventually released by Blue Note Japan as Street Singer and credited to both Brooks and McLean. (Three tracks from the September Street Singer session with McLean were first released on the McLean's 1960 album Jackie's Bag.) Personnel Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone Jackie McLean – alto saxophone (track 2 only) Blue Mitchell – trumpet Kenny Drew – piano Paul Chambers – bass .

via Last.fm

The Clerk says

Start your shelf to read the full take →