Into the Blue (Guy Barker album) explained
| Into the Blue |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Guy Barker |
| Cover: | Guy Barker - Into the Blue.png |
| Alt: | A photo of Barker sitting with one hand on his face and the other holding a trumpet, with another trumpet partially seen out-of-focus in the foreground. |
| Released: | May 1995 |
| Length: | 63:00 |
| Label: | Verve |
| Prev Title: | Isn't It? |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Timeswing |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
Into the Blue is an album by Guy Barker, released in late May 1995 by Verve Records.[1] [2] It was nominated for the 1995 Mercury Music Prize,[3] [4] but lost to Portishead's Dummy.[5]
Reception
The Timess Chris Parker wrote that Into the Blue "places Barker firmly where he deserves to be: in the growing ranks of world-class British jazz players."
L'Unitàs Filippo Bianchi spoke negatively of the album, saying Barker "lacks the 'philosophy'" and "vocation to invent language" of European jazz greats.[6]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Guy Barker, except where noted.
- "Into the Blue" – 6:43
- "JJ Swing" – 6:10
- "Oh Mr. Rex!" – 10:52
- "Low Down Lullaby" (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) – 6:03
- "Did It 'n' Did It" – 3:50
- "The Sphinx" (Ornette Coleman) – 4:12
- "Enigma" (Bernardo Sassetti) – 7:28
- "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 5:41
- "This Is the Life (For Stan Tracey)" – 8:48
- "Weather Bird Rag" (Joe Oliver, Louis Armstrong) – 3:13
Personnel
References
- News: Parker . Chris . June 1, 1995 . Just an eclectic kind of Guy . July 24, 2024 . . 37.
- News: Sexton . Paul . July 1, 1995 . 'Tis the Season . July 24, 2024 . Billboard.
- News: Duffy . Thom . August 5, 1995 . Debut Acts Dominate UK's Mercury Nominees . July 24, 2024 . . 9.
- News: Nicholls . Geoff . 11 January 2010 . 6 career defining records of Ralph Salmins . July 24, 2024 . MusicRadar.
- News: O'Sullivan . Derek . February 1998 . Profile: Portishead . July 24, 2024 . . 76.
- News: Bianchi . Filippo . June 4, 1996 . Guy Barker - Into the Blue . July 24, 2024 . L'Unità.
