Blue Hour


Blue Hour is a collaboration album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine and The Three Sounds recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Turrentine with Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins and Bill Dowdy. The album was reissued in 2000 with an additional disc of unreleased recordings, as Blue Hour: The Complete Sessions.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the 2000 2CD Reissue 3 stars and describes it as "a very relaxed and bluesy release". The original album was awarded 4½ stars by Michael Erlewine of Allmusic.

Track listing

Original LP
  1. "I Want a Little Girl" - 7:03
  2. "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" - 5:20
  3. "Blue Riff" - 6:26
  4. "Since I Fell for You" - 8:46
  5. "Willow Weep for Me" - 9:55
Bonus tracks on Blue Hour: The Complete Sessions CD 2:
  1. "Blues in the Closet" - 5:00
  2. "Just in Time" - 5:40
  3. "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" - 5:33
  4. "Where or When" - 7:00
  5. "Blue Hour" - 5:14
  6. "There Is No Greater Love" - 8:24
  7. "Alone Together" - 4:40
  8. "Strike up the Band" - 5:24
Recorded on December 16, 1960 and June 29, 1960.

Personnel