True Blue
Studio album by Al Cohn, Dexter Gordon
Released	1976
Recorded	October 22, 1976
Genre	Jazz
Label	Xanadu 136
Producer	Don Schlitten
Dexter Gordon chronology
Lullaby for a Monster (1976) True Blue (1976) Silver Blue (1976)
Al Cohn chronology
Play It Now (1975) True Blue (1976) Silver Blue (1976)

True Blue is a jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon and saxophonist Al Cohn, recorded in 1976 for Xanadu Records. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars with its review by Michael G. Nastos stating, "True Blue is led in title under the auspices of Dexter Gordon as a welcome home party conducted by Don Schlitten for the expatriate tenor saxophonist in 1976. Essentially a jam session, this very talented septet features a two tenor-two trumpet front line, utilized to emphasize the soloing strength of the horns, not necessarily in joyous shouts or big-band like unison outbursts.". ^[3]

Track listing

1. " Lady Bird" ( Tadd Dameron) - 10:59
2. " How Deep Is the Ocean?" ( Irving Berlin) - 9:30
3. "True Blue" (Blue Mitchell) - 17:38 ^[1]

Personnel

• Al Cohn & Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
• Blue Mitchell, Sam Noto - trumpet
• Barry Harris - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Louis Hayes - drums ^[1]

References