Blue Moods
| Blue Moods | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | ||||
| Studio album by Miles Davis | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded |
July 9, 1955 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 26:50 | |||
| Label |
Debut America Records (France) | |||
| Miles Davis chronology | ||||
| ||||
Blue Moods is 1955 album by Miles Davis, released on Charles Mingus' Debut Records label. It brings Davis together with Mingus on bass, trombonist Britt Woodman, vibraphonist Teddy Charles, and drummer Elvin Jones. The arrangement of "Alone Together" is by Mingus, while the other tracks were arranged by Charles.
According to the original sleeve notes, the relatively short playing time of the album was because "the recording was cut at 160 lines per inch (instead of the usual 210 to 260 lines per inch) making the grooves wider and deeper and allowing for more area between the grooves for bass frequencies ... and was deemed necessary to reproduce the extended bass range and give the listener more quality to that of high fidelity tape recording."[1][2] It was reissued onto CD pairing up with Collectors' Items.
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson stated "Blue Moods is an excellent example of cool jazz. However, not all of the musicians who join Davis on this album were full-time members of jazz's cool school... But even so, Blue Moods offers considerable rewards to those who have a taste for '50s cool jazz".[3]
Track listing
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Nature Boy" | Eden Ahbez | 6:14 |
| 2. | "Alone Together" | Arthur Schwartz & Howard Dietz | 7:17 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "There's No You" | Hal Hopper & Tom Adair | 8:06 |
| 2. | "Easy Living" | Ralph Rainger & Leo Robin | 5:03 |
Total length: |
26:50 | ||
Personnel
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Britt Woodman – trombone
- Charles Mingus – double bass
- Teddy Charles – vibes
- Elvin Jones – drums
References
- ↑ http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/prlp/deb120.html Blue Moods liner notes
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Miles-Davis-Blue-Moods/release/3794624
- 1 2 Henderson, Alex. Blue Moods – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 57. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
