Out of the Blue (Sonny Red album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Out of the Blue
| type = studio
| artist = Sonny Red
| cover = Out of the Blue (Sonny Red album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1960
| recorded = {{hlist|December 5, 1959|January 23, 1960}}
| studio = Van Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 42:50 (LP)
72:50 (CD)
| label = Blue Note
BLP 4032
| producer = Alfred Lion
| chronology = Sonny Red
| prev_title = Two Altos
| prev_year = 1959
| next_title = Breezing
| next_year = 1960
}}
Out of the Blue is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Red recorded on December 5, 1959 and January 23, 1960 and released on Blue Note in 1960.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/discography-1959-1960/#591205 Blue Note discography] accessed October 19, 2010
Release history
In 1996, it was released on CD, as a limited edition, with five bonus tracks from the same sessions.
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
}}
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Sonny Red, a fine altoist inspired by Charlie Parker and Jackie McLean, never really made it in jazz, and some of his recordings are rather uninspired. However, that does not hold true for his Blue Note album... He performs mostly little-known standards (along with six of his originals) and displays a fair amount of originality and a great deal of potential that was never really fulfilled. Recommended."Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=out-of-the-blue-r146082|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review] accessed October 19, 2010
Track listing
{{track
| all_writing = Sonny Red, except as noted.
| headline = Side 1
| extra_column = Date recorded
| title1 = Bluesville
| length1 = 5:53
| extra1 = December 5, 1959
| title2 = Stay as Sweet as You Are
| length2 = 6:16
| extra2 = December 5, 1959
| title3 = I've Never Been in Love Before
| writer3 = Loesser
| length3 = 5:24
| extra3 = December 5, 1959
| title4 = Nadia
| length4 = 4:10
| extra4 = December 5, 1959
}}
{{track
| headline = Side 2
| extra_column = Date recorded
| title1 = Blues in the Pocket
| length1 = 6:32
| extra1 = December 5, 1959
| title2 = Alone Too Long
| length2 = 3:00
| extra2 = December 5, 1959
| title3 = The Lope
| length3 = 5:16
| extra3 = January 23, 1960
| title4 = Stairway to the Stars
| writer4 = Malneck, Parish, Signorelli
| extra4 = January 23, 1960
| length4 = 6:19
}}
{{track
| headline = CD reissue bonus tracks
| extra_column = Date recorded
| title9 = Crystal
| length9 = 5:38
| extra9 = January 23, 1960
| title10 = Lost April
| writer10 = DeLange, Newman, Hubert Spencer
| length10 = 6:49
| extra10 = January 23, 1960
| title11 = You're Sensational
| writer11 = Porter
| length11 = 6:30
| extra11 = January 23, 1960
| title12 = Blues for Kokee
| length12 = 5:36
| extra12 = January 23, 1960
| title13 = You're Driving Me Crazy
| writer13 = Donaldson
| extra13 = January 23, 1960
| length13 = 5:27
}}
Personnel
= Musicians =
== December 5, 1959 ==
- Sonny Red – alto saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Sam Jones – bass
- Roy Brooks – drums
== January 23, 1960 ==
- Sonny Red – alto saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
= Technical personnel =
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – cover design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Out of the Blue ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|169|artist=Sonny Red with Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones, Paul Chambers, Roy Brooks, Jimmy Cobb|album=Out of the Blue|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|45|id=493082|artist=Sonny Red with Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones, Paul Chambers, Roy Brooks, Jimmy Cobb|album=Out of the Blue|rowheader=true|access-date=April 8, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|98|date=20220408|rowheader=true|access-date=April 9, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|65|artist=Sonny Red with Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones, Paul Chambers, Roy Brooks, Jimmy Cobb|album=Out of the Blue|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2022}} |