title: Born to Be Blue! (Bobby Timmons album)
text: # 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
  