My Babe is an album by saxophonist Bunky Green recorded in Chicago in 1960 but not released on the Vee-Jay label until 1965.[1][2] It was also released on the label subsidiary Exodus Records in 1966.[3]

My Babe
Studio album by
Released1965
RecordedOctober 28, 1960
StudioTer Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, IL
GenreJazz
Length34:48
LabelVee-Jay
VJLP-2509
Bunky Green chronology
My Babe
(1965)
Testifyin' Time
(1965)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]

Allmusic reviewer Jim Todd called it a "superior hard bop date" stating "Green's sound is distinguished by a finely controlled, soft articulation. It's not the squealing, serpentine legato of Eric Dolphy, but there are similarities. Green's approach allows him to play continuous streams of ideas rippled with the modulations of his subtle tonguing".[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Bunky Green, except where indicated.

  1. "My Babe" (Traditional) – 6:32
  2. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 4:53
  3. "Counter Punch" – 4:12
  4. "Step High" – 5:29
  5. "Don't Blame Me" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 9:04
  6. "Cecile" (Donald Byrd) – 04:38

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Both Sides Now: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 3: Jazz Series (1959-1978) accessed August 6, 2019
  2. ^ Lyles, R. Bunky Green discography accessed August 6, 2019
  3. ^ Both Sides Now: Exodus Album Discography accessed August 6, 2019
  4. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. Bunky Green: My Baby – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 597. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.