Blue Vibes
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{{Infobox album
| name = Blue Vibes
| type = Studio
| artist = Johnny Lytle
| cover = Blue Vibes.jpg
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| released = 1960
| recorded = June 16, 1960
New York City
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| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 40:18
| label = Jazzland
JLP 22
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| chronology = Johnny Lytle
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Happy Ground
| next_year = 1961
}}
Blue Vibes is the debut studio album by American jazz vibraphonist Johnny Lytle which was recorded in 1960 for the Jazzland label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-jazzland-series/#jlp-22 Jazzland Records discography] accessed November 2, 2012
Reception
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David Szatmary of Allmusic notes this album "introduced Lytle's bluesy funk".Szatmary, D. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/blues-vibes-mw0000896769 Allmusic Review] accessed November 2, 2012
Track listing
All compositions by Johnny Lytle except as indicated
- "Blue Vibes" - 5:36
- "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 5:16
- "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) - 4:35
- "Movin' Nicely" (Milt Jackson) - 4:57
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 7:06
- "Mister Trundel" - 6:27
- "Canadian Sunset" (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) - 6:21
Personnel
- Johnny Lytle - vibraphone
- Milton Harris - organ
- Albert Heath - drums
References
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