Sunrise (Robben Ford album) explained

Sunrise
Type:	live
Artist:	Robben Ford
Cover:	Sunrise (Robben Ford album).jpg
Released:	1999
Recorded:	October 1972
Venue:	The Ash Grove, Hollywood, California; The Golden Bear, Huntington, California; The Marquee Club, London
Genre:	Jazz, blues
Label:	Avenue Jazz
Producer:	Jerry Goldstein
Prev Title:	The Authorized Bootleg
Prev Year:	1998
Next Year:	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

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

• 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

"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]

Notes and References

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