The Waiting Game (Tina Brooks album)

The Waiting Game
The Waiting Game
Studio album by Tina Brooks
Released	October 8, 1999 (Japan) ; 2002 (US)
Recorded	March 2, 1961
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:44
Label	Blue Note; Blue Note 40536
Producer	Alfred Lion
Tina Brooks chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[2]
Tom Hull	A−^[3]

The Waiting Game is an album recorded by hard-bop tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks, recorded on March 2, 1961 for Blue Note, but not released as a single album until 1999. It features performances by Brooks, Johnny Coles, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware and Philly Joe Jones. It was Brooks last recording as leader.

Track listing

All compositions by Tina Brooks except as indicated

"Talkin' About" - 7:41
"One for Myrtle" - 4:41
"Dhyana" - 6:55
"David the King" - 6:43
"Stranger in Paradise" (Borodin / Wright) - 7:32
"The Waiting Game" - 6:12

Personnel

Tina Brooks - tenor saxophone
Johnny Coles - trumpet
Kenny Drew - piano
Wilbur Ware - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums

References

^ Allmusic Review
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[1] Allmusic Review

[Penguin-2] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Hull-3] Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

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