- Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson album)
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Midnight Sun Studio album by Lou Donaldson Released 1960 Recorded July 22, 1960 Genre Jazz Label Blue Note Producer Alfred Lion Lou Donaldson chronology Sunny Side Up
(1960)Midnight Sun
(1960)Here 'Tis
(1961)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Midnight Sun is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1960 (but not released until two decades later) and performed by Donaldson with Horace Parlan, George Tucker, Al Harewood, and Ray Barretto.[2]
The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine who states "Midnight Sun is as strong as any of the hard bop records Donaldson released in the early '60s. Part of the reason the quality is so high is the fact his supporting quartet is so strong... Any dedicated Donaldson fan should search for this record; even if it doesn't reach the heights of Blues Walk and Here 'Tis, it still has plenty of fine music.[3]
Track listing
- All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
- "Candy" (Mack David, Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney) - 6:12
- "Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) - 5:45
- "Avalon" (Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose) - 5:16
- "The Squirrel" (Tadd Dameron) - 3:34
- "Si Si Safronia" - 4:31
- "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 5:03
- "Dog Walk" - 4:23
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- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on July 22, 1960.
Personnel
- Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
- Horace Parlan - piano
- George Tucker - bass
- Al Harewood - drums
- Ray Barretto - congas (tracks 1 & 3-7)
References
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 8, 2009.
- ^ Erlewine, S. T.Allmusic Review accessed December 8, 2009.
Categories:- Lou Donaldson albums
- 1960 albums
- Blue Note Records albums
- Albums produced by Alfred Lion
- Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
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