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Blue Spoon is an album by blues vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon which was recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Richie Unterberger, in his review for Allmusic, says "Blue Spoon was one of Witherspoon's jazzier sessions, still retaining his characteristic jazz-blues blend, but lighter on the soul, pop, and shouting R&B elements of some of his other releases".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Witherspoon except where noted.

1. "I Wonder" (Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen) – 2:19
2. "It's Only a Low Down Dirty Shame" (Ollie Shepard) – 2:25
3. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy Cox) – 2:19
4. "Back to New Orleans" (Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry) – 1:47
5. "It's All in the Game" (Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman) – 2:54
6. "Blues in the Morning" (Kenny Burrell) – 5:08
7. "I'll Never Be Free" (Bennie Benjamin, George Weiss) – 4:11
8. "Once There Lived a Fool" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 2:32
9. "For Old Time's Sake" – 2:15
10. "The Time Has Come" – 2:46

Personnel

• Jimmy Witherspoon – vocals
• Gildo Mahones – piano
• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Eddie Khan – bass
• Roy Haynes – drums

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