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Artist:
Lou Donaldson
Title:
Blues Walk
Details:
Stereo .. An alto player originally deep-rooted in bop who by the late fifties was beginning to shed his Charlie Parker influences and take a more bluesy soul approach. Blues Walk from a one-day session in July of ?58 has attained unanimous five-star status with the title track itself becoming one the leader?s signature tunes. Surrounding himself not with the usual all-stars found on many Blue Note dates from this period Donaldson carefully chose his cohorts personally for their cohesiveness as a unit. Never one to engage frequently in wide-open ?blowing sessions? the results are powerful yet melodic and in one case ?Autumn Nocturne? fairly romantic without causing full-blown diabetes. Pianist Herman Foster's intense pianist ics almost steal the show while Peck Morrison?s bass and the often-overlooked Dave Bailey?s drumming augment to perfection. The addition of Ray Barretto?s congas (a regular on many of Donaldson?s sessions from this period) is tasteful and a nice touch without turning every song into a Latin re-write. ?Play Ray? is an arrangement dedicated to the congist while ?The Masquerade Is Over? ?Calling All Cats? and ?Move? complete the set. Mastered
Label: Blue Note
This item was added to our catalog on Thursday 10 April, 2008
Donaldson, Lou - Blue Walk - 2LP
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