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Manhattan Blues
Studio album by
Ricky Ford
Released1989
RecordedMarch 4, 1989
StudioA&R Studios, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length59:59
Label Candid
ProducerMark Morganelli
Ricky Ford chronology
Hard Groovin'
(1989) 		Manhattan Blues
(1989) 		Ebony Rhapsody
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Los Angeles Times [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [3]

Manhattan Blues is an album by saxophonist Ricky Ford.

Recording and music

Manhattan Blues was recorded on March 4, 1989, in New York City. [4] It is a quartet recording, with leader Ricky Ford (tenor sax) joined by Jaki Byard (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), and Ben Riley (drums). [2] Six of the nine tracks are Ford originals. [2] The album was released on CD by Candid Records. [4]

Reception

The Los Angeles Times reviewer commented that Ford combined "modern and traditional values into a very appealing style". [2] For AllMusic, Scott Yanow summarised it as "Stimulating music". [1]

Track listing

  1. "In Walked Bud" ( Thelonious Monk)
  2. "Misty" ( Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke)
  3. "Ode to Crispus Attucks" (Ricky Ford)
  4. "Portrait of Mingus" (Ford)
  5. "Bop Nouveau" (Ford)
  6. "My Little Strayhorn" (Ford)
  7. "Manhattan Blues" (Ford)
  8. "Land Preserved" (Ford)
  9. "Half Nelson" ( Miles Davis)

Personnel

  • Ricky Ford – tenor sax
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • Milt Hinton – bass
  • Ben Riley – drums

References

  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott "Ricky Ford – Manhattan Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Stewart, Zan (May 6, 1990) "Album Reviews". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 499. ISBN  978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ a b "Candid Records Catalog: 79000 series". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
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