Ruby, My Dear (album)

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Ruby, My Dear
File:Ruby, My Dear (album).jpg
Studio album by
Released1980
RecordedAugust 23, 1977
Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length35:07
LabelSteepleChase
SCS-1129
ProducerNils Winther
Kenny Drew chronology
Lite Flite
(1977)
Ruby, My Dear
(1980)
Hush-A-Bye
(1978)

Ruby, My Dear is an album by pianist Kenny Drew, recorded in 1977 and released on the SteepleChase label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svg[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[3]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Drew except as indicated

  1. "Bassment" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 6:30
  2. "Ruby, My Dear" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:57
  3. "Gentle Rain" (Luiz Bonfá) - 5:06
  4. "Ending" - 7:56
  5. "Sunspots" - 9:38
  6. "No Slippin'" - 3:44 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

References

  1. Kenny Drew discography accessed June 11, 2012
  2. 2.0 2.1 AllMusic Review accessed June 11, 2012
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 65. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.