Lou Takes Off
Lou Takes Off | ||||
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Studio album by Lou Donaldson | ||||
Released | July 1958[1] | |||
Recorded | December 15, 1957 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:17 | |||
Label | Blue Note BLP 1591 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Lou Donaldson chronology | ||||
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Lou Takes Off is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded on December 15, 1957 and released on Blue Note the following year. The sextet features brass section Donald Byrd and Curtis Fuller and rhythm section Sonny Clark, Jamil Nasser and Art Taylor.[2]
Background
According to Donaldson, Blue Note initially didn't like any of the album, "the conga drums or the new musicians."[3]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The AllMusic review by Lee Bloom states, "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.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Lou Donaldson, except as noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sputnik" | 10:05 | |
2. | "Dewey Square" | Charlie Parker | 7:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Strollin' In" | 14:34 | |
2. | "Groovin' High" | Dizzy Gillespie | 6:22 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- Sonny Clark – piano
- Jamil Nasser (born George Joyner) – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
References
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- Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (1952)
- Wailing with Lou (1957)
- Swing and Soul (1957)
- Jimmy Smith Trio + LD (1957)
- Lou Takes Off (1957)
- Blues Walk (1958)
- Light-Foot (1958)
- LD + 3 (1959)
- The Time Is Right (1959)
- Sunny Side Up (1960)
- Midnight Sun (1960)
- Here 'Tis (1961)
- Gravy Train (1961)
- A Man With a Horn (1961)
- The Natural Soul (1962)
- Good Gracious! (1963)
- Signifyin' (1963)
- Possum Head (1964)
- Cole Slaw (1964)
- Rough House Blues (1964)
- Musty Rusty (1965)
- Blowing in the Wind (1966)
- Lou Donaldson at His Best (1966)
- Lush Life (1967)
- Alligator Bogaloo (1967)
- Mr. Shing-A-Ling (1967)
- Midnight Creeper (1968)
- Say It Loud! (1968)
- Hot Dog (1969)
- Everything I Play Is Funky (1970)
- Pretty Things (1970)
- Cosmos (1971)
- Sophisticated Lou (1972)
- Sassy Soul Strut (1973)
- Sweet Lou (1974)
- A Different Scene (1976)
- Color as a Way of Life (1976)
- Sweet Poppa Lou (1981)
- Forgotten Man (1981)
- Back Street (1982)
- Play the Right Thing (1990)
- Birdseed (1992)
- Caracas (1993)
- Sentimental Journey (1995)
- Fried Buzzard (1965)
- The Scorpion (1970)
- Live in Bologna (1984)
- Relaxing at Sea: Live on the QE2 (2000)