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1995 album

Into the Blue
A photo of Barker sitting with one hand on his face and the other holding a trumpet, with another trumpet partially seen out-of-focus in the foreground.
Studio album by Guy Barker
ReleasedMay 1995
Length63:00
LabelVerve
Guy Barker chronology
Isn't It?
(1991) 		Into the Blue
(1995) 		Timeswing
(1996)

Into the Blue is an album by Guy Barker, released in late May 1995 by Verve Records. It was nominated for the 1995 Mercury Music Prize, but lost to Portishead's Dummy.

Reception

The Times's Chris Parker wrote that Into the Blue "places Barker firmly where he deserves to be: in the growing ranks of world-class British jazz players."

L'Unità's Filippo Bianchi spoke negatively of the album, saying Barker "lacks the 'philosophy'" and "vocation to invent language" of European jazz greats.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Guy Barker, except where noted.

  1. "Into the Blue" – 6:43
  2. "JJ Swing" – 6:10
  3. "Oh Mr. Rex!" – 10:52
  4. "Low Down Lullaby" (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) – 6:03
  5. "Did It 'n' Did It" – 3:50
  6. "The Sphinx" (Ornette Coleman) – 4:12
  7. "Enigma" (Bernardo Sassetti) – 7:28
  8. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 5:41
  9. "This Is the Life (For Stan Tracey)" – 8:48
  10. "Weather Bird Rag" (Joe Oliver, Louis Armstrong) – 3:13

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Parker, Chris (1 June 1995). "Just an eclectic kind of Guy". The Times. p. 37. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. Sexton, Paul (1 July 1995). "'Tis the Season". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. Duffy, Thom (5 August 1995). "Debut Acts Dominate UK's Mercury Nominees". Billboard. p. 9. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. Nicholls, Geoff (11 January 2010). "6 career defining records of Ralph Salmins". MusicRadar. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. O'Sullivan, Derek (February 1998). "Profile: Portishead". Future Music. p. 76. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. Bianchi, Filippo (4 June 1996). "Guy Barker - Into the Blue". L'Unità. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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