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The Complete Blue Note Lou Donaldson Sessions 1957-1960

By Lou Donaldson

Label: Mosaic Records
Released: 2003
Track listing:

DISC ONE: 1. Sputnik (C) 10:02 (Lou Donaldson), 2. Dewey Square (C) 7:15 (CharlieParker), 3. Strollin' In (C) 14:35 (Lou Donaldson), 4. Groovin' High (C) 6:22 (Dizzy Gillespie), 5. Three Little Words (F) 6:16 (B. Kalmar-H. Ruby), 6. Smooth Groove (F) 5:48 (Lou Donaldson), 7. Just Friends (F) 5:09 (S. Lewis-J. Klenner), 8. Blue Moon (F) 3:01 (R. Rodgers-L. Hart), 9. Jump Up (F) 6:30 (Lou Donaldson), 10. Don't Take Your Love From Me (F) 5:47 (Harry Nemo), 11. Confirmation (F) 5:32 (Charlie Parker)

DISC TWO: 1. Dorothy (B) 5:20 (Rudy Nichols), 2. I Won't Cry Anymore (B) 4:18 (A. Frisch-F. Wise), 3. Herman's Mambo (B) 4:50 (Herman Foster), 4. Peck Time (B) 5:18 (Lou Donaldson), 5. There'll Never Be Another You (B) 5:04 (M. Gordon-H. Warren), 6. Groove Junction (B) 6:14 (Lou Donaldson), 7. Grits And Gravy (B) 6:16 (Lou Donaldson), 8. There'll Never Be Another You (mono master) (B) 7:18 (M. Gordon-H. Warren), 9. Blues Walk (D) 6:32 (Lou Donaldson), 10. Move (D) 5:51 (Denzil Best), 11. The Masquerade Is Over (D) 5:50 (H. Magidson-A. Wrubel), 12. Play, Ray (D) 5:21 (Lou Donaldson), 13. Autumn Nocturne (D) 4:52 (J. Myrow-K. Gannon), 14. Calling All Cats (D) 5:14 (Lou Donaldson)

DISC THREE: 1. Light Foot (E) 5:32 (Lou Donaldson), 2. Hog Maw (false start) (E) 1:15 3. Hog Maw (E) 6:19 (Lou Donaldson), 4. Mary Ann (E) 6:42 (unknown), 5. Green Eyes (E) 5:19 (N. Menendez-A. Utrera), 6. Walkin' By The River (E) 5:36 (U. Carlisle-R. Sour), 7. Day Dreams (E) 4:59 (Herman Foster), 8. Stella By Starlight (E) 5:49 (V. Young-N. Washington), 9. Jump Up (E) 5:03 (Lou Donaldson), 10. Mary Ann (alt tk) (E) 6:00 (unknown), 11. Stella By Starlight (alt tk) (E) 5:51 (V. Young-N. Washington), 12. Candy (I) 6:12 (David-Whitney-Kramer), 13. Midnight Sun (I) 5:45 (Hampton-Burke-Mercer), 14. Avalon (I) 5:16 (Rose-DeSylva-Jolson)

DISC FOUR: 1. The Squirrel (I) 3:34 (Tadd Dameron), 2. Si Si Safronia (I) 4:31 (Lou Donaldson), 3. Exactly Like You (I) 5:03 (D. Fields-J. McHugh), 4. Dog Walk (I) 4:23 (Lou Donaldson), 5. Gravy Train (J) 8:16 (Lou Donaldson), 6. South Of The Border (J) 5:29 (J. Kennedy-M. Carr), 7. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (J) 4:56 (J. Burke-J. Van Heusen), 8. Avalon (J) 4:13 (V. Rose-A. Jolson), 9. Candy (J) 9:15 (David-Whitney-Kramer), 10. Twist Time (J) 6:44 (Lou Donaldson), 11. Glory Of Love (J) 4:01 (Billy Hill), 12. Gravy Train (alt tk) (J) 7:33 (Lou Donaldson), 13. Glory Of Love (alt tk) (J) 3:48 (Billy Hill)

DISC FIVE: 1. Caravan (A) 5:56 (Tizol-Ellington-Mills), 2. Old Folks (A) 6:19 (W. Robinson-D. Hill,) 3. That Good Old Feeling (A) 6:49 (Lou Donaldson), 4. Move It (A) 5:54 (Lou Donaldson,) 5. There Is No Greater Love (A) 6:52 (I. Jones-M. Symes), 6. L.D.Blues (A) 5:17 (Lou Donaldson), 7. Stella By Starlight (A) 7:42 (V. Young-N. Washington), 8. L.D.Blues (fast version) (A) 4:18 (Lou Donaldson), 9. Lou's Blues (G) 5:55 (Lou Donaldson), 10. Be My Love (G) 5:42 (N. Brodszky-S. Cahn), 11. Idaho (G) 5:08 (Jesse Stone), 12. The Nearness Of You (G) 4:39 (H. Carmichael-N. Washington)

DISC SIX: 1. Mack The Knife (G) 5:15 (K. Weill-B. Brecht), 2. Crosstown Shuffle (G) 5:12 (Lou Donaldson), 3. Tangerine (G) 4:56 (V. Schertzinger-J. Mercer), 4. Blues for J.P. (H) 5:37 (Horace Parlan), 5. The Man I Love (H) 5:12 (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin), 6. Politely (H) 5:51 (Bill Hardman), 7. It's You Or No One (H) 3:56 (J. Styne-S. Cahn), 8. The Truth (H) 5:21 (Lou Donaldson), 9. Goose Grease (H) 6:05 (Lou Donaldson), 10. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (H) 6:33 (S. Romberg-O. Hammerstein), 11. (Way Down Upon The) Swanee River (H) 5:39 (Stephen Foster) PD

Lou Donaldson: The Complete Blue Note Lou Donaldson Sessions 1957-1960

by C. Andrew Hovan
April 2, 2003

A soul survivor in every sense of the term, this alto saxophonist is one of the few remaining jazz artists who made a major impact on the jazz community via an extensive run with producer Alfred Lion and the Blue Note label (Horace Silver being another Blue Note legend that comes to mind). From his first ...