Sweet Poppa Lou is a 1981 album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson, his first recording for the Muse label, featuring Donaldson's quartet with Herman Foster, Calvin Hill, Idris Muhammad, and additional percussion on three tracks by Ralph Dorsey.[3]

Sweet Poppa Lou
Studio album by
Released1981
RecordedJanuary 7, 1981
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
LabelMuse
ProducerJoe Fields
Lou Donaldson chronology
Color as a Way of Life
(1977)
Sweet Poppa Lou
(1981)
Forgotten Man
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Reception

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The album was awarded three stars in an Allmusic review.[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Lou Donaldson except where noted

  1. "Mambo Inn" (Mario Bauzá, Edgar Sampson, Bobby Woodlen)
  2. "You'll Never Know" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
  3. "Mo' Gravy"
  4. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin)
  5. "Shuckin' Blues"
  6. "Don't Take Your Love from Me" (Henry Nemo)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 63. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 16, 2009.
  4. ^ Allmusic Review accessed December 16, 2009.