Cosmos (Lou Donaldson album)

Cosmos is an album by the jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label, featuring Donaldson with Ed Williams, Leon Spencer, Melvin Sparks, Jerry Jemmott, Idris Muhammad and Ray Armando, with vocals by Mildred Brown, Rosalyn Brown and Naomi Thomas, arranged by Jimmy Briggs.[2]

Cosmos
Studio album by
Released1971
RecordedJuly 16, 1971
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length39:16
LabelBlue Note
ProducerGeorge Butler
Lou Donaldson chronology
The Scorpion
(1970)
Cosmos
(1971)
Sophisticated Lou
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Reception

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The album was awarded 1 star in an Allmusic review.[1]

Track listing

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All compositions by Lou Donaldson except where noted

  1. "The Caterpillar" – 6:50
  2. "Make It with You" (David Gates) – 4:57
  3. "If There's Hell Below (We're All Going To Go)" (Curtis Mayfield) – 9:03
  4. "Caracas" – 8:24
  5. "I'll Be There" (Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch) – 5:24
  6. "When You're Smiling" (Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay, Mark Fisher) – 5:18
    • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on July 16, 1971.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Allmusic review
  2. ^ Lou Donaldson discography. Retrieved December 15, 2009.