A Man With a Horn is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson featuring 1961 & 1963 sessions recorded for the Blue Note label (but not released until 1999), one performed by Donaldson with organist Brother Jack McDuff, guitarist Grant Green and drummer Joe Dukes, and the other with Grant Green, trumpeter Irvin Stokes, Big John Patton and drummer Ben Dixon.[2]
| A Man With a Horn | ||||
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| Released | October 19, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | September 25, 1961, and June 7, 1963 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 55:48 | |||
| Label | Blue Note Blue Note 21436 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Al Campbell, who states "This is a mainly mellow affair with six of the nine tracks exchanging the hard bop and soul-jazz of the times for ballads and slow blues. However, the occasional up-tempo funky surprise does pop up".[3]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
- "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) – 8:32
- "Hippity Hop" – 5:46
- "Please" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 6:09
- "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George Norton) – 6:31
- "The Man With The Horn" (Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenney, Bonnie Lake) – 5:49
- "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" (Louis Guglielmi) – 4:24
- "Prisoner of Love" (Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill, Leo Robin) – 5:12
- "Soul Meetin' " – 7:13
- "Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 6:12
Recorded on September 25, 1961 (#1, 3, 5, 7, 9) and June 7, 1963 (#2, 4, 6, 8).
Personnel
editTracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
- Brother Jack McDuff – organ
- Grant Green – guitar
- Joe Dukes – drums
Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8
- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
- Irvin Stokes – trumpet
- Big John Patton – organ
- Grant Green – guitar
- Ben Dixon – drums
References
edit- ^ A Man With a Horn at AllMusic
- ^ Lou Donaldson discography, accessed December 8, 2009.
- ^ Campbell, A. Allmusic Review, accessed December 8, 2009.