Manhattan Blues is an album by saxophonist Ricky Ford.

Manhattan Blues was recorded on March 4, 1989, in New York City.

[4] It is a quartet recording, with leader Ricky Ford (tenor sax) joined by Jaki Byard (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), and Ben Riley (drums).

[4] The Los Angeles Times reviewer commented that Ford combined "modern and traditional values into a very appealing style".

[2] For AllMusic, Scott Yanow summarised it as "Stimulating music".