Callin' the Blues

Callin' the Blues
Studio album by Tiny Grimes with J. C. Higginbotham
Released	1958
Recorded	July 18, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:09
Label	Prestige PR 7144
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Tiny Grimes chronology
Blues Groove (1958) Callin' the Blues (1958) Tiny in Swingville (1959)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Callin' the Blues is an album by guitarist Tiny Grimes with trombonist J. C. Higginbotham recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label.^[2] The album was subsequently rereleased on Prestige's Swingville subsidiary label.

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Although J.C., who had a long decline, sounds a bit past his prime, plenty of sparks fly throughout the date, particularly from Grimes and Lockjaw".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Tiny Grimes except as indicated

1. "Callin' the Blues" - 8:42
2. "Blue Tiny" - 11:34
3. "Grimes' Times" - 11:20
4. "Air Mail Special" (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) - 7:33

Personnel

• Tiny Grimes - guitar
• J. C. Higginbotham - trombone
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
• Ray Bryant - piano
• Wendell Marshall - bass
• Osie Johnson - drums

References