East Side Blues

East Side Blues
Studio album by John Hicks Trio
Released	1988
Recorded	April 8, 1988
Studio	Big Box 901 Studio, Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Jazz
Length	53:43
Label	DIW DIW 8028
Producer	Shigenobu Mori, John Hicks & Bobby Watson
John Hicks chronology
Luminous (1985–88) East Side Blues (1988) Naima's Love Song (1988)

East Side Blues is an album by pianist John Hicks's Trio recorded in Japan in 1988 and released on the Japanese DIW label.^[1]

The Allmusic review stated "This album is explosive and substantive".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

All compositions by John Hicks except where noted.

1. "East Side Blues" - 7:10
2. "Yemenja" - 6:03
3. "Never Let Me Go" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) - 7:18
4. "Out of Somewhere" - 6:44
5. "Mou's Move" - 7:15
6. "Is That So?" - 8:01
7. "Somedity - 4:32
8. "A Beautiful Friendship" - 6:40

• John Hicks - piano
• Curtis Lundy - bass
• Victor Lewis - drums