''Blue Light, Red Light'', a big band

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by American artist Harry Connick Jr., released in 1991. The multi-

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features Connick's

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

and

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, accompanied by his 14-piece

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. Connick wrote the

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, with Ramsey McLean writing most of the

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, (except for track #4 "Jill", #5 "He Is They Are", #10 "She Belongs To Me", and #12 "Just Kiss Me", with both music and lyrics by Harry Connick Jr.).

Track listing

#"Blue Light, Red Light (Someone's There)" (

Harry Connick Jr Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and television host. He has sold over 28million albums worldwide. Connick is ranked among the top60 best-selling male artists in the Un ...

, Ramsey McLean) – 3:31 #"A Blessing And A Curse" (Connick, McLean) – 3:06 #"You Didn't Know Me When" (Connick, McLean) – 3:13 #"Jill" (Connick) – 6:13 #"He Is They Are" (Connick) – 4:15 #"With Imagination (I'll Get There)" (Connick, McLean) – 5:01 #"If I Could Give You More" (Connick, McLean) – 4:49 #"The Last Payday" (Connick, McLean) – 7:16 #"It's Time" (Connick, McLean) – 6:38 #"She Belongs To Me" (Connick) – 3:57 #"Sonny Cried" (Connick, McLean) – 5:46 #"Just Kiss Me" (Connick) – 4:53

Promo Track listing

#"blue light, red light - 3:30 #"sonny cried - 5:44

Musicians

*Harry Connick Jr. -

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 musica ...

*Brad Leali -

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 t ...

*Will Campbell - Alto Sax * Jerry Weldon -

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 ...

*Ned Goold - Tenor Sax *David Schumacher - Bari Sax,

Bass Clarinet The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B (meaning it is a transposing instrument on which a written C sounds as B), but it plays notes an octave ...

, Flute *Louis Ford - Clarinet * Mark Mullins -

Trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrat ...

* Craig Klein - Trombone * Lucien Barbarin - Trombone,

Sousaphone The sousaphone ( ) is a brass instrument in the tuba family. Created around 1893 by J. W. Pepper at the direction of American bandleader John Philip Sousa (after whom the instrument was then named), it was designed to be easier to play than t ...

*Joe Barati - Bass Trombone * Roger Ingram -

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 standar ...

*Dan Miller - Trumpet *

Leroy Jones Leroy Jones may refer to: * Leroy Jones (American football) (1950–2021), American football player in the United States and Canada * Leroy Jones (boxer) (1950–2010), heavyweight * Leroy Jones (trumpeter) (born 1958), American jazz musician *LeR ...

- Trumpet *

Jeremy Davenport Jeremy Davenport (born 1970 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American jazz trumpeter and singer based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jeremy Davenport was born in St. Louis, Missouri into a family of musicians. His mother has been a music educator for ...

- Trumpet *

Russell Malone Russell Malone (born November 8, 1963) is an American jazz guitarist. He began working with Jimmy Smith in 1988 and went on to work with Harry Connick, Jr. and Diana Krall throughout the 1990s.Neuroth, Matt. (2008). ''Bio: Russell Malone.'' Retr ...

Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

* Benjamin Jonah Wolfe - Bass *Shannon Powell -

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

*Tracey Freeman - Producer *Gregg Rubin - Engineer/ Mixer

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Album Chart

*1991 ''Blue Light, Red Light'' debuted at No. 1 on the jazz chart *1992 ''Blue Light, Red Light'' had its peak position at

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as No. 17 on February 29.

Awards and nominations

*1992

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Award

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: Best Traditional Pop Performance -- ''Blue Light, Red Light'' *1992

Award

: Best Instrumental Arrangement w/ Vocals -- "Blue Light, Red Light (Someone's There)" *1992

Soul Train Music Award The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual music awards show which previously aired in national broadcast syndication, and honors the best in African-American culture, music and entertainment. It is produced by the makers of ''Soul Train'', the pr ...

: Best Jazz Album

Certifications

References

External links

"You Didn't Know Me When", Music video at aol.com
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