Sunrise (Robben Ford album)

Sunrise
Live album by
Released1999
RecordedOctober 1972
VenueThe Ash Grove, Hollywood, California; The Golden Bear, Huntington, California; The Marquee Club, London
GenreJazz, blues
LabelAvenue Jazz
ProducerJerry Goldstein
Robben Ford chronology
The Authorized Bootleg
(1998)
Sunrise
(1999)
Anthology: The Early Years
(2001)

Sunrise is an album of live recordings made in 1972 by Robben Ford, and released on CD in 1999.[1] Though Ford's music ranged over jazz, blues and rock music styles, this album is rooted in jazz, despite some of the songs having been composed by blues artists.[1] The songs on this album were recorded live in clubs noted at the time for introducing promising new artists to the music world.

Track listing

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  1. "Oh Gee" – 6:31
  2. "Red Rooster" (Willie Dixon) – 4:25
  3. "Eighty One" (Miles Davis, Ron Carter) – 8:08
  4. "Ain't Nobody's Business" (Jimmy Witherspoon, Clarence Williams, G.R. Prince, Porter Grainger) – 3:50
  5. "Sunrise" (Robben Ford) – 11:28
  6. "Blue & Lonesome" (Little Walter Jacobs) – 8:23
  7. "Miss Miss" (Robben Ford) – 8:58
  8. "Everyday I Have the Blues" (Peter Chatman) – 5:26[1]

Personnel

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  • Robben Ford – guitar, saxophone, vocals
  • Paul Nagle – keyboards
  • Stan Poplin – bass guitar
  • Jim Baum – drums
  • Jimmy Witherspoon – lead vocal on "Ain't Nobody's Business"[2]

Production

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"Recorded live by Far Out mobile recording unit in 1972 at the Ash Grove, Hollywood, California; The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, California; and The Marquee Club, London, England."[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sunrise - Robben Ford | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sunrise - Robben Ford | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  3. ^ (1999) Album notes for Sunrise by Robben Ford [CD liner]. Los Angeles, CA: Avenue Jazz div of Audio Visual Entertainment, Inc. (R2 75630).