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Am I Blue is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] The first two tracks had both been recorded by Ray Charles. “Sweet Slumber” was a 1940s hit for swing band leader Lucky Millinder. Green is heard in a quintet with tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, trumpeter Johnny Coles, organist Big John Patton and drummer Ben Dixon.

Am I Blue
Studio album by Grant Green
Released	Late June 1964[1]
Recorded	May 16, 1963
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Soul jazz
Length	40:46
Label	Blue Note BST 84139
Producer	Alfred Lion
Grant Green chronology
Blues for Lou (1963) Am I Blue (1964) Idle Moments (1963)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "Although certainly listenable enough, this is one of Grant Green's lesser efforts from the 1960s".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Track listing

1. "Am I Blue" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) - 6:56
2. "Take These Chains from My Heart" (Hy Heath, Fred Rose) - 6:12
3. "I Wanna Be Loved" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Billy Rose) - 7:39
4. "Sweet Slumber" (Lucky Millinder, Al J. Neiburg, Henri Woode) - 7:17
5. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 13:59

Personnel

• Grant Green - guitar
• Johnny Coles - trumpet
• Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
• "Big" John Patton - organ
• Ben Dixon - drums

References

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