Lou Takes Off
Lou Takes Off is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by a sextet also featuring Donald Byrd, Curtis Fuller, Sonny Clark, Jamil Nasser, and Art Taylor.[3] The album was awarded 4½ stars by Lee Bloom in an Allmusic review which stated "This recording marks a period in his development prior to a stylistic shift away from bop and toward a stronger rhythm and blues emphasis... Overall, Lou Takes Off breaks no new musical ground, but it is a solid, swinging session of high-caliber playing.[4] According to Donaldson, Blue Note initially didn't like any of the album, "the conga drums or the new musicians."[5]
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| Released | July 1958[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 15, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:17 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1591 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Track listing
All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
- "Sputnik" - 10:05
- "Dewey Square" (Charlie Parker) - 7:16
- "Strollin' In" - 14:34
- "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:22
Personnel
- Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
- Donald Byrd - trumpet
- Curtis Fuller - trombone
- Sonny Clark - piano
- Jamil Nasser - bass
- Art Taylor - drums
Production
- Alfred Lion - producer
- Reid Miles - design
- Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
- Francis Wolff - photography
References
- Schwann Record & Tape Guide, 1964
- Allmusic Review
- Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 3, 2009.
- Bloom, L. Allmusic Review accessed December 3, 2009.
- 2008 liner notes by Bob Blumenthal
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