Born to Be Blue! (Bobby Timmons album) explained

Born to Be Blue!
Type:	Album
Artist:	Bobby Timmons
Cover:	Born to Be Blue! (Bobby Timmons album).jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	August 12 and September 10, 1963
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	41:22
Label:	Riverside
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:	Bobby Timmons
Prev Title:	Sweet and Soulful Sounds
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	From the Bottom
Next Year:	1964

Born to Be Blue! is an album by American jazz pianist Bobby Timmons recorded in 1963 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating: "This is excellent music but unfortunately Timmons would not grow much musically after this period".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bobby Timmons except as indicated

1. "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Torme, Robert Wells) - 4:23
2. "Malice Towards None" (Tom McIntosh) - 4:55
3. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 4:40
4. "Know Not One" - 7:52
5. "The Sit-In" - 4:15
6. "Namely You" (Gene de Paul, Johnny Mercer) - 6:01
7. "Often Annie" - 9:16

• • Recorded in New York City on August 12, 1963 (tracks 3, 4 & 6) and September 10, 1963 (tracks 1, 2, 5, & 7).

Personnel

• Bobby Timmons - piano
• Ron Carter (tracks 3, 4 & 6), Sam Jones (tracks 1, 2, 5, & 7) - bass
• Connie Kay - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/bobby-timmons/catalog/#riverside-rlp-468 Bobby Timmons discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 9, 2011