Mood Indigo (album)
Mood Indigo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | June 26–27, 1989 | |||
Studio | RCA Recording Studios, Studio C, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 49:03 | |||
Label | Antilles 91320 | |||
Producer | John Snyder | |||
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Mood Indigo is an album by saxophonist Frank Morgan which was recorded in 1989 and released on the Antilles label.[1][2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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The review by AllMusic's Scott Yanow said: "Every Morgan recording is well worth picking up (the altoist has been very consistent in the studio), but this one purposely has less mood variation than most and is often a bit melancholy."[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "Lullaby" (George Cables) – 1:29
- "This Love of Mine" (Hank Sanicola, Sol Parker, Frank Sinatra) – 6:36
- "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington) – 4:18
- "Bessie's Blues" (John Coltrane) – 8:59
- "A Moment Alone" (Buster Williams) – 1:46
- "Mood Indigo" (Ellington) – 5:59
- "Up Jumped Spring" (Freddie Hubbard) – 4:58
- "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 4:29
- "We Three Blues" (Frank Morgan) – 6:55
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:55
- "Lullaby" (Cables) – 1:36
- "Gratitude" (Morgan) – 0:35
Personnel
[edit]Performance
[edit]- Frank Morgan – alto saxophone, voice (tracks 1–4 & 6–12)
- Wynton Marsalis – trumpet (tracks 4 & 6)
- George Cables (tracks 1, 3, 8, 10 & 11), Ronnie Mathews (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7) – piano
- Buster Williams (tracks 2, 4–7, 9 & 10) – bass
- Al Foster (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9 & 10) – drums
Production
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Frank Morgan discography accessed December 18, 2018
- ^ Frank Morgan Leader Entry accessed December 18, 2018
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Frank Morgan: Mood Indigo – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.