''Blue Stroll'' is an album by American jazz multi-instrumentalist

Ira Sullivan Ira Sullivan (May 1, 1931 – September 21, 2020) was an American jazz trumpeter, Flugelhorn, flugelhornist, flautist, saxophonist, and composer born in Washington, D.C., United States. An active musician since the 1950s, he often worked with ...

, which was recorded in 1959 and released on Delmark. He leads a quintet with saxophonist

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, pianist

Jodie Christian Jodie Christian (February 2, 1932 – February 13, 2012)
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, bassist

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Reception

In his review for

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, Alex Henderson states "Many of Chicago's bop musicians have lamented Sullivan's decision to move to Florida and wish he had never left Chi-Town; listening to the rewarding ''Blue Stroll'', it isn't hard to understand why they feel that way." ''

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'' notes about Griffin "who barges and blusters his way through his solos, tossing out tags and quotes as if to remind the others what else was going on in the world."

Track listing

# "Wilbur's Tune" (Wilbur Campbell) – 6:03 # "My Old Flame" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) – 6:40 # "Blue Stroll" (Jodie Christian) – 5:52 # "63rd Street Theme" (Johnny Griffin) – 7:24 Bonus track on CD # "Bluzinbee" – 19:46 # "Wilbur's Tune, Alternate" (Wilbur Campbell) – 8:13 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

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trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

baritone sax The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

peck horn The tenor horn (British English; alto horn in American English, Althorn in Germany; occasionally referred to as E horn) is a brass instrument in the saxhorn family and is usually pitched in E. It has a bore that is mostly conical, like the fl ...

alto sax The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

– alto sax,

tenor sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

, baritone sax *

Jodie Christian Jodie Christian (February 2, 1932 – February 13, 2012)
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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

– bass *Wilbur Campbell –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

{{Authority control 1961 albums Ira Sullivan albums Delmark Records albums