Azure-Té

For the 1952 song by Frank Sinatra and others see Azure-Te (Paris Blues)

Azure-Té is the third studio album by American jazz singer Karrin Allyson. The album was recorded in the Soundtrek Studios of Kansas City, Missouri and was released on March 21, 1995 by Concord Jazz label.

Azure-Té
Studio album by Karrin Allyson
Released	March 21, 1995
Recorded	November 14–16, 1994
Studio	Soundtrek Studios, Kansas City, Missouri.
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:34
Label	Concord Jazz CCD-4641
Producer	Danny Embrey, Karrin Allyson, Nick Phillips
Karrin Allyson chronology
Sweet Home Cookin' (1994) Azure-Té (1995) Collage (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD	[3]

Reception

Chuck Berg writing for JazzTimes commented, "Karrin Allyson's alluring Azure-Té is a gem. Here she takes the action back to her adopted home town with a cross-section of Kansas City's best and brightest."^[4] Scott Yanow of AllMusic noted that the album is "highly recommended."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"How High the Moon / Ornithology"	Charlie Parker, Morgan Lewis	5:16
2.	"Gee Baby"	Don Redman	4:34
3.	"Bernie's Tune"	Mike Stoller	4:12
4.	"Night and Day"	Cole Porter	5:28
5.	"Blame It on My Youth"	Oscar Levant	6:56
6.	"Yardbird Suite"	Charlie Parker	4:06
7.	"Good Morning Heartache"	Dan Fisher, Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham	5:55
8.	"Stompin' at the Savoy"	Andy Razaf, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson	5:23
9.	"Azure-Té"	Don Wolf, Bill Davis	6:32
10.	"Some Other Time"	Leonard Bernstein	6:16
11.	"Samba '88"	Danny Embrey, Karrin Allyson	6:17
Total length:			61:34

Personnel

• Karrin Allyson – vocals, piano (tracks: 7)
• Rod Fleeman – acoustic guitar (tracks: 2 4 7 9 11 12)
• Kim Park – alto saxophone (tracks: 3 6), tenor saxophone (tracks: 3 8)
• Bob Bowman – bass (tracks: 1 2 5 6 8 9)
• Gerald Spaits – bass (tracks: 3 10 11)
• Todd Strait – drums (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 11)
• Danny Embrey – electric guitar (tracks: 1 3 4 10 12)
• Mike Metheny – flugelhorn (tracks: 5)
• Stan Kessler – flugelhorn (tracks: 3)
• Randy Weinstein – harmonica (tracks: 9)
• Laura Caviani – piano (tracks: 3 10 11)
• Paul Smith – piano (tracks: 1 5 6 8)
• Stan Kessler – trumpet (tracks: 3)
• Claude Williams – violin (tracks: 2)
• Bryan Hicks – vocals (tracks: 3)

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Karrin Allyson: Azure-Té". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
2. Larkin, Colin (1999). Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 23.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2000). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 34. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
4. Berg, Chuck (September 1995). "Karrin Allyson: Azure-Te". JazzTimes. JazzTimes, Inc.: 171. Retrieved 2 March 2020.