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Reflections in Blue (Sun Ra album)

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Reflections in Blue
Studio album by
Sun Ra Arkestra
Released1987
RecordedDecember 18 & 19, 1986
GenreJazz
Length39:36
LabelBlack Saint
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Sun Ra chronology
A Night In East Berlin
(1986)
Reflections in Blue
(1987)
Hours After
(1986)

Reflections in Blue is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Sun Ra recorded in 1986 in Italy and released on the Black Saint label in 1987.[1]

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated that "this studio set is not recommended for swing purists who take life too seriously, but the creative and often crazy music should delight many listeners".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Sun Ra except as indicated
  1. "State Street Chicago" – 7:52
  2. "Nothin' from Nothin'" (Pat Patrick) – 4:24
  3. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 7:46
  4. "Say It Isn't So" (Irving Berlin) – 6:11
  5. "I Dream Too Much" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 5:03
  6. "Reflections in Blue" – 8:20
  • Recorded at Jingle Machine Studio, Milano, on December 18 and 19, 1986.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Sun Ra discography accessed July 21, 2010
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 21, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1360. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.