The Blues; That's Me!

The Blues; That's Me!
Studio album by
Illinois Jacquet
Released1969
RecordedSeptember 16, 1969
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length41:13
LabelPrestige
PR 7731
ProducerDon Schlitten
Illinois Jacquet chronology
The Soul Explosion
(1969) 		The Blues; That's Me!
(1969) 		Genius at Work
(1971)

The Blues; That's Me! is an album by jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet which was recorded in 1969, and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "Tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet is heard in top form throughout this quintet set... The music, which falls between swing, bop and early R&B, is generally quite exciting... highly recommended".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Illinois Jacquet except where noted.

  1. "The Blues; That's Me!" (Tiny Grimes) – 10:28
  2. "Still King" (Frank Foster, Illinois Jacquet) – 3:52
  3. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:53
  4. "The Galloping Latin" – 5:28
  5. "For Once in My Life" (Ron Miller, Orlando Murden) – 7:02
  6. "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Peter Chatman) – 6:25

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 18, 2013
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed April 18, 2013
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 111. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 759. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.