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{{Infobox album|
| name       = Blue Stroll
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Ira Sullivan]]
| cover      = Blue_stroll_cover.jpeg
| alt        =
| released   = 1961
| recorded   = July 26, 1959
| venue      =
| studio     = Richard Cunliffe Studio, [[Chicago]]
| genre      = [[Jazz]]
| length     = {{ubl|38:21 (LP)|53:58 (CD)}}
| label      = [[Delmark Records|Delmark]]
| producer   = [[Robert G. Koester]]
| chronology = [[Ira Sullivan]]
| prev_title = [[Nicky's Tune]]
| prev_year  = 1958
| next_title = [[Bird Lives! (Ira Sullivan album)|Bird Lives!]]
| next_year  = 1962
| misc       = {{Extra album cover
| header  = reissue cover
| type    = studio
| cover   = Blue_stroll_reissue_cover.jpeg
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'''''Blue Stroll''''' is an album by American jazz multi-instrumentalist [[Ira Sullivan]], which was recorded in 1959 and released on [[Delmark Records|Delmark]]. He leads a quintet with saxophonist [[Johnny Griffin]], pianist [[Jodie Christian]], bassist [[Victor Sproles]] and drummer Wilbur Campbell.<ref name="Disco">[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Sullivan/is-disc.htm Ira Sullivan Discography]</ref>
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev2 = [[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin Guide"/>
}}
In his review for [[AllMusic]], Alex Henderson states "Many of Chicago's bop musicians have lamented Sullivan's decision to move to Florida and wish he had never left Chi-Town; listening to the rewarding ''Blue Stroll'', it isn't hard to understand why they feel that way."<ref name="Allmusic">{{allMusic|last=Henderson|first=Alex|class=album|id=mw0000269751|title=Ira Sullivan – ''Blue Stroll'': Review|accessdate=March 27, 2017}}</ref>
''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]'' notes about Griffin "who barges and blusters his way through his solos, tossing out tags and quotes as if to remind the others what else was going on in the world."<ref name="Penguin Guide">{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2=Brian Morton |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD|edition = 6th|series = [[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]|year = 2002|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-14-051521-3|pages = 1393}}</ref>
==Track listing==
# "Wilbur's Tune" (Wilbur Campbell) – 6:03
# "My Old Flame" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) – 6:40
# "Blue Stroll" (Jodie Christian) – 5:52
# "63rd Street Theme" (Johnny Griffin) – 7:24 <small>Bonus track on CD</small>
# "Bluzinbee" – 19:46
# "Wilbur's Tune, Alternate" (Wilbur Campbell) – 8:13 <small>Bonus track on CD</small>
==Personnel==
*[[Ira Sullivan]] – [[trumpet]], [[baritone sax]], [[peck horn]], [[alto sax]]
*[[Johnny Griffin]] – alto sax, [[tenor sax]], baritone sax
*[[Jodie Christian]] – [[piano]]
*[[Victor Sproles]] – [[double bass|bass]]
*Wilbur Campbell – [[drums]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Ira Sullivan}}
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[[Category:1961 albums]]
[[Category:Ira Sullivan albums]]
[[Category:Delmark Records albums]]