Blues for Tomorrow (1958)

About this title: The success of this project will make listeners wish jazz of this ilk had been more frequently released in nifty compilations such as this. It is like some kind of heat-and-serve DJ set, complete with a cover that looks like a hand-colored landscape shot from a '50s science fiction movie, perhaps "Invasion of the Bluesy Snatchers." A key part of the success of any compilation is to avoid the issue of quality through careful programming or some other inexplicable mojo. Since it is impossible for every track to have the same equal value, a compilation relies on charades, presenting an image of ... read more

Tracks:

1. Blues for Tomorrow [Gryce]
2. A Sad Thing [Mann]
3. Funky Hotel Blues [Rollins]
4. Let's Blow Some Blues [Lowe]
5. The Fuzz [Jaspar]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.