''My Hour of Need'' is an album by jazz vocalist Dodo Greene featuring performances accompanied by the

Ike Quebec Ike Abrams Quebec (August 17, 1918January 16, 1963) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career in the big band era of the 1940s, then fell from prominence for a time until launching a comeback in the years before his death. Crit ...

Quintet recorded in 1962 and released on the

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label.Jazzdisco: Blue Note Records Catalog: Vocal 9000 series (12 inch LP)
accessed December 10, 2018 The 1996 Connoisseur Series limited edition CD reissue features another six previously unissued tracks recorded at later sessions for a proposed follow-up album.Jazzdisco: Dodo Greene Discography
accessed December 10, 2018

Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow stated: "This set was a very unusual release for Blue Note. Greene's mixture of R&B and soulful blues in a voice very reminiscent of late-period

Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (; born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, one of the most popular black female recording artists of the 1950s. Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a ...

is much more pop and blues-oriented than the music on any other Blue Note release from the period. ... In reality, the main reason to acquire the relaxed set is for the warm tenor of Ike Quebec (who is perfect in this setting) and the occasional guitar of Grant Green. A true obscurity".

Track listing

# "My Hour of Need" (Ira Kosloff) – 4:54 # " Trouble in Mind" (

Richard M. Jones Richard M. Jones, born Richard Marigny Jones (sometimes written Richard Mariney Jones), (June 13, 1892 – December 8, 1945) was an American jazz pianist, composer, band leader, and record producer. Numerous songs bear his name as author, includ ...

) – 4:45 # "

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" (

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) – 3:00 # " I'll Never Stop Loving You" (

Nicholas Brodszky Nicholas "Slug" Brodszky (; April 20, 1905December 24, 1958) was a composer of popular songs for the theatre and for films. Brodszky was born in Odessa, today Ukraine (previously in Russian Empire, 1772–1917), into a Jewish family, who moved t ...

Sammy Cahn Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premie ...

) – 4:01 # "I Won't Cry Anymore" (Al Frisch, Fred Wise) – 3:45 # " Lonesome Road" (

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) – 4:13 # " Let There Be Love" (Lionel Rand, Ian Grant) – 3:28 # "There Must Be a Way" (David Saxon,

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) – 3:29 # "Down by the Riverside" (

Duke Jordan Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan (April 1, 1922 – August 8, 2006) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Jordan was born in New York and raised in Brooklyn where he attended Boys High School. An imaginative and gifted pianist, Jordan was a regul ...

) – 4:06 # "

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" (Carl Stutz,

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) – 4:06 Bonus tracks on 1996 CD reissue: #

" You Don't Know Me" (

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) – 2:44 # "Not One Tear" (Johnny Bell) – 3:03 # "I Hear" (Irvin Duke) – 3:37 # " Time After Time" (

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) – 3:32 # "Everybody's Happy But Me" (Jeannie Cheatham, Mattie Fields) – 3:10 # "Jazz in My Soul" – 2:38 *Recorded at Van Gelder Studio on April 2, 1962 (tracks 2, 7, 9 & 10), April 17, 1962 (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8), September 24, 1962 (tracks 11-14) and November 2, 1962 (tracks 15 & 16)

Personnel

* Dodo Greene – vocals *

– tenor saxophone *

Grant Green Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Green has been called one of the "most sampled guitarists." Biography Grant Green was born on June 6, 1935, in St. Louis, Missouri, to John and ...

– guitar *

Eddie Chamblee Edwin Leon Chamblee (February 24, 1920 – May 1, 1999), known as Eddie "Long Gone" Chamblee, was an American tenor and alto saxophonist, and occasional vocalist, who played jazz and R&B. Life and career He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United ...

– tenor saxophone (tracks 11-14) *Edwin Swanston (tracks 11-14),

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(tracks 1-10) – organ *

John Acea John Adriano Acea (September 11, 1917 – July 25, 1963) was an American jazz pianist. He was born in Philadelphia to Adriano Acea of Cuba and Leona Acea of Virginia. One of six children, he was expected to die during his first decade of life ...

– piano (tracks 15 & 16) *

Milt Hinton Milton John Hinton (June 23, 1910 – December 19, 2000) was an American double bassist and photographer. Regarded as the Dean of American jazz bass players, his nicknames included "Sporty" from his years in Chicago, "Fump" from his time on the ...

(tracks 2, 7, 9 & 10), Herbie Lewis (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8),

Wendell Marshall Wendell Marshall (October 24, 1920 – February 6, 2002) was an American jazz double-bassist. Marshall was Jimmy Blanton's cousin. He studied at Lincoln University, then served in the Army during World War II. Following his discharge, he perfo ...

(tracks 11-16) – bass *Jual Curtis (tracks 11-16),

Al Harewood Al Harewood (June 3, 1923 – March 13, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and teacher. Biography Harewood was born in Brooklyn. As a musician he worked with many jazz musicians including the J.J. Johnson/Kai Winding group, the Art Farmer/Gigi ...

(tracks 2, 7, 9 & 10),

Billy Higgins Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop. Biography Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, be ...

(tracks 1, 3-6 & 8) – drums

References

{{Authority control Blue Note Records albums Dodo Greene albums Ike Quebec albums 1963 albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Albums produced by Alfred Lion