1958 studio album by Lou Donaldson
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Lou Takes Off jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by a sextet also featuring Donald Byrd , Curtis Fuller , Sonny Clark , Jamil Nasser , and Art Taylor .[3] Allmusic review which stated "This recording marks a period in his development prior to a stylistic shift away from bop and toward a stronger rhythm and blues emphasis... Overall, Lou Takes Off breaks no new musical ground, but it is a solid, swinging session of high-caliber playing.[4] [5]
Track listing [ ] All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
"Sputnik" - 10:05
"Dewey Square" (Charlie Parker ) - 7:16
"Strollin' In" - 14:34
"Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie ) - 6:22 Personnel [ ] Production [ ] References [ ] show Studio Live Related
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The Jazz Messengers Originally Art Blakey Big Band Holiday for Skins WithGigi WithJackie
Lights Out! 4, 5 and 6 New Soil Jackie's Bag Vertigo WithHank With
Discoveries Presenting Cannonball Adderley Cannonball Adderley , 1955)Jammin' with Gene Gene Ammons , 1956)All Night Long Kenny Burrell , 1956)All Day Long 2 Guitars Jimmy Raney , 1957)Whims of Chambers Paul Chambers , 1956)Paul Chambers Quintet Sonny's Crib Sonny Clark , 1957)My Conception Bohemia After Dark Kenny Clarke , 1955)Lush Life John Coltrane , 1957–58)The Believer The Last Trane Black Pearls Davis Cup Walter Davis Jr. , 1959)Wailing With Lou Lou Donaldson , 1957)Lou Takes Off This Is New Kenny Drew , 1957)All Mornin' Long Red Garland , 1957)Soul Junction High Pressure One Flight Up Dexter Gordon , 1964)Ladybird Snap Your Fingers Al Grey , 1962)Johnny Griffin Sextet Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 Guru , 1993)Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality My Point of View Herbie Hancock , 1993)Tone Tantrum Swamp Seed Jimmy Heath , 1963)Informal Jazz Elmo Hope , 1956)African High Life Solomon Ilori , 1963)Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 Ahmad Jamal , 1994 or 1995)Quartet-Quintet Hank Jones , 1955)Bluebird TV Action Jazz! Mundell Lowe , 1959)The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall Goin' Out of My Head Wes Montgomery , 1965)Hush! Duke Pearson , 1962)Wahoo! Another One Oscar Pettiford Volume 2 (1955)Winner's Circle Oscar Pettiford , et al, 1957)Blues in Trinity Dizzy Reece , 1958)The Cool Voice of Rita Reys Dimensions & Extensions Sam Rivers , 1967)Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 Don't Stop the Carnival Sonny Rollins , 1978)Silver's Blue Horace Silver , 1956)6 Pieces of Silver A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two Taylor's Wailers Art Taylor , 1957)Soul Sauce Cal Tjader , 1964)A Bluish Bag Stanley Turrentine , 1967)Top Brass Ernie Wilkins , 1955)Pairing Off Phil Woods , 1956)
show Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
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Minor Move Tina Brooks , 1958)Blue Serge Serge Chaloff , 1956)Lou Takes Off Lou Donaldson , 1957)Bone & Bari Curtis Fuller , 1957)Curtis Fuller Volume 3 Two Bones Go! Dexter Gordon , 1962)A Swingin' Affair Soul Stirrin' The 45 Session Gooden's Corner Grant Green , 1961)Oleo Nigeria The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark Born to Be Blue The Congregation Johnny Griffin , 1957)John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell Showcase Philly Joe Jones , 1959)Cliff Craft Clifford Jordan , 1957)Jackie's Bag Jackie McLean , 1959)A Fickle Sonance Vertigo Tippin' the Scales Poppin' Hank Mobley , 1957)Hank Mobley Curtain Call Candy Lee Morgan , 1957–58)Easy Living The Sound of Sonny Sonny Rollins , 1957)Smithville Louis Smith , 1957)Stan 'The Man' Turrentine Jubilee Shout!!! Stanley Turrentine , 1962)Preach Brother! Don Wilkerson , 1962)
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