Track Listings (9) - Disc #1| All Artists: Lou Donaldson Title: Man With a Horn Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: Blue Note Records Original Release Date: 1/1/1961 Re-Release Date: 10/19/1999 Album Type: Limited Edition, Original recording remastered Genres: Jazz, Pop Styles: Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo, Bebop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 724352143627, 0724352143658, 724352143658 |
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Compiled from two previously unreleased sessions (with the exception of "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White," previously released in Japan), the music on A Man with a Horn spotlights both the lushness and the soulfulness ... more » |
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Amazon.com Compiled from two previously unreleased sessions (with the exception of "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White," previously released in Japan), the music on A Man with a Horn spotlights both the lushness and the soulfulness that characterize the sound of alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson. An artist who managed to elude the immense shadow cast by Charlie Parker, Donaldson was a leading figure during the bluesy, hard-bop movement of the mid-1950s and a fixture in funky organ combos during the early '60s. This CD alternates between tracks recorded in 1961 at a quartet date with guitarist Grant Green and organist Jack McDuff and a 1963 quintet date with Green, trumpeter Irvin Stokes, and organist Big John Patton. Six of the nine selections are ballads and include a diaphanous version of Erroll Garner's "Misty" and a dreamy interpretation of Hoagy Carmichael's "Star Dust." Donaldson's up-tempo blues "Hipty Hop," which features muted growls by Stokes, and a swinging rendition of "My Melancholy Baby" add some spice to the set. --Mitchell Feldman Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsWonderful political idiot | california | 12/01/1999 (4 out of 5 stars) "This is a very good release of mostly previously unreleased material that features the beautiful alto sax of Lou Donaldson. Donaldson is supported by some of the Blue Note greats --all of which are in top form: Irvin Stokes (trumpet); John Patton, Jack McDuff (organ); Grant Green (guitar); Ben Dixon, Joe Dukes (drums). This CD is a compilation of sessions recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on September 25, 1961 and June 7, 1963. Highlights include a beautiful treatment of "Misty," a smokin' "Hipty Hop" with John Patton, and a classic version of "Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White." A wonderful release." Two sessions on one CD Dr.D.Treharne | Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom | 05/30/2001 (4 out of 5 stars) "The interesting way to deal with this album is to progamme it to set up a sequence of Tracks 1,3,5,7 and 9 followed by 2,4,6 and 8.This represents the two sessions recorded 21 months apart, and illustrates Lou Donaldson with two different groups, with the link between the two being Grant Green on guitar. The first session seems to have been much more mellow than the second, with Jack McDuff on organ sitting back for most of the time to allow Green and Donaldson to solo.Pick of this first session for me is an excellent version of "Prisoner of Love".On the second session John Patton replaced McDuff on organ, and there seems more drive. The session also added Irvin Stokes on trumpet, which altered the sound quite considerably. Favourite for me here is "Soul meetin'" which allows extended solos without flagging.Odd track out is the version of "Cherry Pink and Apple blossom white" which was the only one to see previous release.It's difficult to know why these sessions weren't released before ( but then that goes for a lot of Blue Note stuff - Jimmy Smith for example) because Donaldson is completely at the top of his form. An excellent album to play on a balmy summer evening."
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