These Blues of Mine

These Blues of Mine is the second album by jazz organist Trudy Pitts, recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating "Better than expected soul-jazz interpretations of contemporary rock and pop songs stand alongside jazz originals... It works best when they cut to straight, burning soul-jazz groovers".

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Carney except as noted

1. "Organology" – 4:00
2. "The House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional) – 3:39
3. "Just Us Two" – 5:05
4. "Eleanor Rigby" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:51
5. "Count Nine" (Trudy Pitts) – 4:15
6. "Man and a Woman" (Chuck Calhoun) – 4:20
7. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher) – 3:10
8. "Teddy Makes Three" – 3:03
9. "These Blues of Mine" (Bill Carney, Sonny Truitt) – 5:25
10. "What the World Needs Now" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:23

Personnel

• Trudy Pitts – organ, vocals
• Pat Martino – guitar
• Bill Carney – drums

References