The Time Is Right (Lou Donaldson album)
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Released | Early April 1960[1] | |||
Recorded |
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Studio | Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:01 | |||
Label | Blue Note BLP 4025 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Lou Donaldson chronology | ||||
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The Time Is Right is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded on October 31 and November 28, 1959 and released on Blue Note the following year.[2]
Release history
[edit]It was released on CD only in Japan.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[4]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
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1. | "Lou's Blues" | Donaldson | October 31, 1959 | 5:55 |
2. | "Be My Love" | October 31, 1959 | 5:45 | |
3. | "Idaho" | Jesse Stone | November 28, 1959 | 5:10 |
4. | "The Nearness of You" | October 31, 1959 | 4:42 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
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1. | "Mack the Knife" | October 31, 1959 | 5:17 | |
2. | "Crosstown Shuffle" | Donaldson | October 31, 1959 | 5:15 |
3. | "Tangerine" | October 31, 1959 | 4:57 |
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]October 31, 1959
[edit]- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet
- Horace Parlan – piano
- Laymon Jackson – bass
- Dave Bailey – drums
- Ray Barretto – congas
November 28, 1959
[edit]- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet
- Horace Parlan – piano
- Sam Jones – bass
- Al Harewood – drums
Technical personnel
[edit]- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Ira Gitler – technical personnel
References
[edit]- ^ Billboard Apr 18, 1960
- ^ Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 4, 2009.
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Allmusic Review accessed December 4, 2009.
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