Born to Be Blue! (Bobby Timmons album)
# Born to Be Blue! (Bobby Timmons album)

Born to Be Blue! is an album by American jazz pianist Bobby Timmons recorded in 1963 and released on the Riverside label.

## Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating: "This is excellent music but unfortunately Timmons would not grow much musically after this period".

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | |

## Track listing

    All compositions by Bobby Timmons except as indicated
* "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Torme, Robert Wells) - 4:23
* "Malice Towards None" (Tom McIntosh) - 4:55
* "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 4:40
* "Know Not One" - 7:52
* "The Sit-In" - 4:15
* "Namely You" (Gene de Paul, Johnny Mercer) - 6:01
* "Often Annie" - 9:16
   * Recorded in New York City on August 12, 1963 (tracks 3, 4 & 6) and September 10, 1963 (tracks 1, 2, 5, & 7).

## Personnel

* Bobby Timmons - piano
* Ron Carter (tracks 3, 4 & 6), Sam Jones (tracks 1, 2, 5, & 7) - bass
* Connie Kay - drums
