Blues Suite is an album by American jazz composer and arranger A. K. Salim featuring Nat Adderley and Phil Woods recorded in 1958 for the Savoy label.Savoy Records Catalog: 12100 series accessed July 29, 2015
Reception
Allmusic reviewer Jim Todd states "This set of mid-tempo, blues-based arrangements performed by an all-star group is a good idea that falls short in its execution. ...Dreary is too strong a word, but certainly dull".
Track listing All compositions by A. K. Salim "Pay Day" - 3:56 "Joy Box" - 6:03 "Full Moon" - 5:12 "Blue Baby" - 3:39 "The Sultan" - 4:25 "Blue Shout" - 3:25 "Like How Long Baby" - 4:59
Personnel A. K. Salim - arranger, director Nat Adderley - cornet Paul Cohen, Joe Wilder - trumpet Buster Cooper - trombone Phil Woods - alto saxophone Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone, flute Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone Oscar Dennard - piano Eddie Costa - piano, vibraphone George Duvivier - bass Granville Hogan - drums
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