Them Dirty Blues Explained

Them Dirty Blues
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Cover:	Them Dirty Blues cover.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	February 1, 1960 Reeves Sound Studio, New York City March 29, 1960 Ter-Mar Recording Studio, Chicago
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	51:12
Label:	Riverside RLP 12-322
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Prev Title:	The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners
Next Year:	1960

Them Dirty Blues is an album by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, recorded in 1960.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Al Campbell awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Recorded in early 1960, Them Dirty Blues contains two classic jazz compositions."^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3⅓ stars, noting: "Them Dirty Blues debuts Nat's 'Work Song' in the band's book, as well as Bobby Timmons's 'Dat Dere'."^[3]

The album includes two other tunes which have become jazz standards: "Del Sasser" and "Jeannine".

Track listing

(2000 Capitol/Blue Note CD re-issue)

"Work Song" (Nat Adderley) – 5:05
"Jeannine" (Duke Pearson) – 7:15
"Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 4:20
"Them Dirty Blues" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) – 7:10
"Dat Dere" (Bobby Timmons) – 5:28
"Del Sasser" (Sam Jones) – 4:40
"Soon" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:34
"Work Song" (Alternate Version) – 5:49
"Dat Dere" (Alternate Take) – 5:28

Personnel

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley – alto sax
Nat Adderley – cornet
Bobby Timmons (tracks 5–9) – piano
Barry Harris (tracks 1–4) – piano
Sam Jones – bass
Louis Hayes – drums

Notes and References

http://www.cannonball-adderley.com/329.htm The Cannonball Adderley Official Web site
Campbell, A. AllMusic Review accessed February 22, 2013
Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton. Brian Morton (Scottish writer). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 8th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2006. Penguin. London. 978-0-141-02327-4. 9. registration.