BORN TO BE BLUE
with
Steve Heckman tenor & baritone sax
Howard Alden guitar
Matt Clark piano
Marcus Shelby bass
Akira Tana drums
Produced by Steve Heckman
Jazzed Media, JM 1062
| 1. | Alone Together
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| 2. | Moon and Sand
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| 3. | Andrew's Pate
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| 4. | Born To Be Blue
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| 5. | How Deep Is The Ocean
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| 6. | I Thought About you
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| 7. | We Will Meet Again
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| 8. | The Things We Did Last Summer
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| 9. | I Remember Zoot
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| 10. | Lazy Afternoon
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| 11. | Without A Song
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Steve’s 3rd CD, “Born to be Blue”” hit #19 on the Jazz Week chart (top 50 jazz albums in terms of airplay in U.S. and Canada)
“Born to Be Blue can strike with deadly force …you would have to be tone deaf not to appreciate this stellar recording. From a straight ahead groove, to smoldering lyricism to the more funky side of the blues, there is something here for everyone.”
– Brent Black, Critical Jazz
– Brent Black, Critical Jazz
“Heckman has much to be proud of with Born To Be Blue; it’s brimming with the soul and sound of a true saxophone sophisticate.”
– Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz
“If you haven’t heard Heckman’s work, give Born To Be Blue a listen. It is straight-ahead swinging jazz played with panache. I think you’ll like what you hear. I know I did.”
– Jack Goodstein, Blogcritics.org