Swing and Soul
1957 studio album by the Lou Donaldson Quintet
Swing and Soul | ||||
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Studio album by the Lou Donaldson Quintet | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded | June 9, 1957 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:52 | |||
Label | Blue Note BLP 1566 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Lou Donaldson chronology | ||||
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Swing and Soul is an album by the Lou Donaldson Quintet, recorded on June 9, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year. The quintet features rhythm section Herman Foster, Peck Morrison and Dave Bailey, with Ray Barretto on congas.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
Track listing
- All compositions by Lou Donaldson, except as noted.
Side 1
- "Dorothy" (Rudy Nichols) – 5:25
- "I Won't Cry Any More" (Al Frisch, Fritz Wise) – 4:23
- "Herman's Mambo" (Herman Foster) – 4:56
- "Peck Time" – 5:23
Side 2
- "There'll Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 5:08
- "Groove Junction" – 6:19
- "Grits and Gravy" – 6:18
Personnel
Lou Donaldson Quintet
- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
- Herman Foster – piano
- Peck Morrison – bass
- Dave Bailey – drums
- Ray Barretto – congas
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
References
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- Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (1952)
- Wailing with Lou (1957)
- Swing and Soul (1957)
- Jimmy Smith Trio + LD (1957)
- Lou Takes Off (1957)
- Blues Walk (1958)
- Light-Foot (1958)
- LD + 3 (1959)
- The Time Is Right (1959)
- Sunny Side Up (1960)
- Midnight Sun (1960)
- Here 'Tis (1961)
- Gravy Train (1961)
- A Man With a Horn (1961)
- The Natural Soul (1962)
- Good Gracious! (1963)
- Signifyin' (1963)
- Possum Head (1964)
- Cole Slaw (1964)
- Rough House Blues (1964)
- Musty Rusty (1965)
- Blowing in the Wind (1966)
- Lou Donaldson at His Best (1966)
- Lush Life (1967)
- Alligator Bogaloo (1967)
- Mr. Shing-A-Ling (1967)
- Midnight Creeper (1968)
- Say It Loud! (1968)
- Hot Dog (1969)
- Everything I Play Is Funky (1970)
- Pretty Things (1970)
- Cosmos (1971)
- Sophisticated Lou (1972)
- Sassy Soul Strut (1973)
- Sweet Lou (1974)
- A Different Scene (1976)
- Color as a Way of Life (1976)
- Sweet Poppa Lou (1981)
- Forgotten Man (1981)
- Back Street (1982)
- Play the Right Thing (1990)
- Birdseed (1992)
- Caracas (1993)
- Sentimental Journey (1995)
- Fried Buzzard (1965)
- The Scorpion (1970)
- Live in Bologna (1984)
- Relaxing at Sea: Live on the QE2 (2000)