Wailing with Lou is an album by the Lou Donaldson Quintet, recorded on January 27, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year. The quintet features trumpeter Donald Byrd and rhythm section Herman Foster, Peck Morrison and Art Taylor.[2]
| Wailing with Lou | ||||
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| Studio album by the Lou Donaldson Quintet | ||||
| Released | June 1957[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 27, 1957 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:21 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1545 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Lou Donaldson chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states, "There's nothing out of the ordinary here—just hard-driving bop and sensitive ballads, which are sure to please fans of the style."[4]
Track listing edit
- All compositions by Lou Donaldson, except as noted.
Side 1 edit
- "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 5:58
- "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 6:22
- "That Good Old Feeling" – 6:52
Side 2 edit
- "Move It" – 5:57
- "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 6:54
- "L.D. Blues" – 5:18
Personnel edit
Lou Donaldson Quintet edit
- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Herman Foster – piano
- Peck Morrison – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
Technical personnel edit
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
References edit
- ^ Billboard July 1, 1957
- ^ Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 2, 2009.
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed December 2, 2009.