Rough House Blues
| Rough House Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | December 1964 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Cadet | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
| Lou Donaldson chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Rough House Blues is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Cadet label in 1964 and performed Donaldson with Dave Burns, Ernie Royal, Phil Woods, , Danny Bank, , Richard Davis, and Grady Tate, conducted and arranged by Oliver Nelson.[2]
The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Ron Wynn who calls it Donaldson's "Best and most ambitious of mid-60s Argo albums".[3]
Track listing[]
- All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
- "Tippin' In" (Bobby Smith, Marty Symes) - 4:50
- "L.D. Blues" - 3:10
- "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 4:25
- "Ignant Oil" - 4:50
- "Rough House Blues" - 6:30
- "Back Talk" - 4:01
- "Huffin' 'N' Puffin'" - 5:30
- Recorded in NYC December, 1964.
Personnel[]
- Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
- Dave Burns, Ernie Royal - trumpet
- Phil Woods - alto saxophone
- - tenor saxophone
- Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
- - organ
- Richard Davis - bass
- Grady Tate - drums
- Oliver Nelson - conductor, arranger
References[]
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 10, 2009.
- ^ Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed December 10, 2009.
Categories:
- Lou Donaldson albums
- 1965 albums
- Cadet Records albums
- Albums conducted by Oliver Nelson
- Albums arranged by Oliver Nelson
- Albums produced by Esmond Edwards