Possum Head
Possum Head | ||||
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Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | January 28, 1964 | |||
Studio | United Recording Studios, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Argo LP-734 | |||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Possum Head is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Argo label in 1964 and performed by Donaldson with Bill Hardman, Big John Patton, Ray Crawford, Ben Dixon, and .[2]
Reception[]
The album was awarded 4 stars in an Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny who states "Patton's sublimely funky grooves effectively sand away Donaldson's wooden edges to create rolling melodic contours... Donaldson circles around the hard-driving soul-jazz sensibilities of his later records but never quite commits, instead favoring lyrical solos well-matched to standards... An engaging and underrated record".[3]
Track listing[]
- All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
- "Possum Head" - 3:15
- "Laura" (David Raksin) - 4:42
- "Midnight Soul" - 4:57
- "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) - 6:28
- "Persimmon Tree" - 5:35
- "Frenesí" (Alberto Dominguez, ) - 6:15
- "Man with a Horn" (Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenney, Bonnie Lake) - 5:04
- "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:43
Personnel[]
- Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
- Bill Hardman - trumpet
- Ray Crawford - guitar
- Big John Patton - organ
- Ben Dixon - drums
- Cleopas "Mopedido" Morris - percussion
References[]
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 10, 2009.
- ^ Ankeny, J. Allmusic Review accessed December 10, 2009.
Categories:
- Lou Donaldson albums
- 1964 albums
- Albums produced by Esmond Edwards
- Argo Records albums