Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair

Name: Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
Duration: 6 min 15 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track Artist	Release Title	Release Artist	Release Group Type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.2	Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair	6:15	Johnny Griffin	The Kerry Dancers	Johnny Griffin	Album	US1962	Riverside (50s jazz label, now controlled by the Concord Music Group)	RLP 420
1.2	Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair	6:15	Johnny Griffin	The Kerry Dancers	Johnny Griffin	Album	JP1997-06-25	Riverside (50s jazz label, now controlled by the Concord Music Group)	VICJ-60022
1.2	Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair	6:15	Johnny Griffin	The Kerry Dancers	Johnny Griffin	Album	JP1997-11-21	Riverside (50s jazz label, now controlled by the Concord Music Group)	VICJ-60102
1.2	Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair	6:15	Johnny Griffin	The Kerry Dancers	Johnny Griffin	Album	JP2006-08-23	Riverside (50s jazz label, now controlled by the Concord Music Group)	VICJ-41769
4.2	Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair	6:12	Johnny Griffin	Seven Classic Albums, Vol. 2	Johnny Griffin	Album + Compilation	GB2014	Real Gone Jazz	RGJCD464

engineer:	Ray Fowler (US recording engineer)
producer:	Orrin Keepnews
bass:	Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1961-12-21)
drums (drum set):	Ben Riley (American jazz drummer) (on 1961-12-21)
piano:	Barry Harris (Jazz pianist) (on 1961-12-21)
tenor saxophone:	Johnny Griffin (on 1961-12-21)

recorded at:	Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-12-21)

recording of:	Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair) (on 1961-12-21)

lyricist and composer:	[traditional] (special purpose artist)

later versions:	Folk Songs: I. Black Is the Colour
arrangements:	Black Is the Color (arranged by Bob James) Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Arranged by Nina Simone) Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair