Tina Brooks: Minor Move LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) BREC-201 I Remember Britt (16:45) -

I Remember Britt (16:45) - Set 2*2

On his 1962 debut album

” while his originals reveal him to be a thoughtful composer and a gifted performer: “Mr Buddy” is a beautifully simple ballad and the instrumental “Kenner Boogie” mixes stride

as well as its embrace of improvisation

Tina Brooks: Minor Move LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) BREC-201 I Remember Britt (16:45) -Blue Note, 1980 Recorded in 1958, Minor Move was Tina Brooks' very first recording, though it wasn't released until 1980, 6 years after his tragic death at the age of 42. In fact, Brooks' 1960 classic True Blue was the saxophonist's only album released during his all too short lifetime. Once all 4 of Brooks' Blue Note albums were released his status as one of the most innovative tenor saxophone stylists in jazz has become clear. As Larry Kart notes in