''My Hour of Need'' is an album by jazz vocalist

Dodo Greene Dodo Greene, (born Dorthea Hawkins; January 18, 1924 - July 21, 2006) was an American jazz vocalist who performed in clubs and venues in Buffalo, and along the East Coast and Chicago, before releasing two albums in the 1960s, and touring internati ...

featuring performances accompanied by the

Ike Quebec Ike Abrams Quebec (August 17, 1918 – January 16, 1963) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career in the big band era of the 1940s, then fell from prominence for a time until launching a comeback in the years before his dea ...

Quintet recorded in 1962 and released on the

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label.Jazzdisco: Blue Note Records Catalog: Vocal 9000 series (12 inch LP)
accessed December 10, 2018 The 1996 Connoisseur Series limited edition CD reissue features another six previously unissued tracks recorded at later sessions for a proposed follow-up album.Jazzdisco: Dodo Greene Discography
accessed December 10, 2018

Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow stated: "This set was a very unusual release for Blue Note. Greene's mixture of R&B and soulful blues in a voice very reminiscent of late-period

Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s songs". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performe ...

is much more pop and blues-oriented than the music on any other Blue Note release from the period. ... In reality, the main reason to acquire the relaxed set is for the warm tenor of Ike Quebec (who is perfect in this setting) and the occasional guitar of Grant Green. A true obscurity".

Track listing

# "My Hour of Need" (Ira Kosloff) – 4:54 # " Trouble in Mind" (

Richard M. Jones Richard M. Jones, born Richard Marigny Jones (sometimes written Richard Mariney Jones), (June 13, 1892 – December 8, 1945) was an American jazz pianist, composer, band leader, and record producer. Numerous songs bear his name as author, includi ...

) – 4:45 # "

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" ( Jimmie Davis,

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) – 3:00 # " I'll Never Stop Loving You" (

Nicholas Brodszky Nicholas "Slug" Brodszky (russian: Николай Бродский; April 20, 1905December 24, 1958) was a composer of popular songs for the theatre and for films. Brodszky was born in Odessa, Russian Empire, into a Jewish family, who moved to ...

Sammy Cahn Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premi ...

) – 4:01 # "I Won't Cry Anymore" (Al Frisch, Fred Wise) – 3:45 # " Lonesome Road" (

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) – 4:13 # " Let There Be Love" (Lionel Rand, Ian Grant) – 3:28 # "There Must Be a Way" (David Saxon, Sammy Gallop) – 3:29 # "Down by the Riverside" (

Duke Jordan Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan (April 1, 1922 – August 8, 2006) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Jordan was born in New York and raised in Brooklyn where he attended Boys High School. An imaginative and gifted pianist, Jordan was a regul ...

) – 4:06 # "

Little Things Mean a Lot "Little Things Mean a Lot" is a popular song, with lyrics by Edith Lindeman and music by Carl Stutz, published in 1953. Lindeman was the leisure editor of the '' Richmond Times-Dispatch,'' and Stutz, a disc jockey from Richmond, Virginia. Stutz ...

" (Carl Stutz, Edith Lindeman) – 4:06 Bonus tracks on 1996 CD reissue: #

" You Don't Know Me" (

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) – 2:44 # "Not One Tear" (Johnny Bell) – 3:03 # "I Hear" (Irvin Duke) – 3:37 # " Time After Time" ( Jule Styne,

) – 3:32 # "Everybody's Happy But Me" (Jeannie Cheatham, Mattie Fields) – 3:10 # "Jazz in My Soul" – 2:38 *Recorded at Van Gelder Studio on April 2, 1962 (tracks 2, 7, 9 & 10), April 17, 1962 (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8), September 24, 1962 (tracks 11-14) and November 2, 1962 (tracks 15 & 16)

Personnel

– vocals *

– tenor saxophone *

Grant Green Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms ...

– guitar *

Eddie Chamblee Edwin Leon Chamblee (February 24, 1920 – May 1, 1999), known as Eddie "Long Gone" Chamblee, was an American tenor and alto saxophonist, and occasional vocalist, who played jazz and R&B. Life and career He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United S ...

– tenor saxophone (tracks 11-14) *Edwin Swanston (tracks 11-14), Sir Charles Thompson (tracks 1-10) – organ * John Acea – piano (tracks 15 & 16) *

Milt Hinton Milton John Hinton (June 23, 1910 – December 19, 2000) was an American double bassist and photographer. Regarded as the Dean of American jazz bass players, his nicknames included "Sporty" from his years in Chicago, "Fump" from his time on the ...

(tracks 2, 7, 9 & 10),

Herbie Lewis Herbie Lewis (February 17, 1941 – May 18, 2007) was an American jazz double bassist. He played or recorded with Cannonball Adderley, Stanley Turrentine, Bobby Hutcherson, Freddie Hubbard, Harold Land, Jackie McLean, Archie Shepp, Tete Mont ...

(tracks 1, 3-6 & 8), Wendell Marshall (tracks 11-16) – bass *Jual Curtis (tracks 11-16),

Al Harewood Al Harewood (June 3, 1923 – March 13, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and teacher, born in Brooklyn. As a musician Harewood worked with many jazz musicians including the J.J. Johnson/ Kai Winding group, the Art Farmer/ Gigi Grice band, Davi ...

(tracks 2, 7, 9 & 10),

Billy Higgins Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop. Biography Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, ...

(tracks 1, 3-6 & 8) – drums

References

{{Authority control Blue Note Records albums Dodo Greene albums Ike Quebec albums 1963 albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Albums produced by Alfred Lion