1960 studio album by Lou Donaldson
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The Time Is Right is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Donaldson with trumpeter Blue Mitchell , pianist Horace Parlan , bassist Laymon Jackson, drummer Dave Bailey , and congalero Ray Barretto with Sam Jones and Al Harewood replacing Jackson and Bailey on one track.[3] The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review.[4] It was released on CD only in Japan.
Track listing [ ]
"Lou's Blues" (Donaldson) - 5:55
"Be My Love " (Nicholas Brodszky , Sammy Cahn ) - 5:45
"Idaho " (Jesse Stone ) - 5:10
"The Nearness of You " (Hoagy Carmichael , Ned Washington ) - 4:42
"Mack the Knife " (Marc Blitzstein , Bertolt Brecht , Kurt Weill ) - 5:17
"Crosstown Shuffle" (Donaldson) - 5:15
"Tangerine " - (Johnny Mercer , Victor Schertzinger ) - 4:57
Recorded on October 31 (tracks 1, 2, 4-7) and November 28 (track 3), 1959.
Personnel [ ]
Tracks 1, 2, 4-7
Track 3
Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
Horace Parlan - piano
Blue Mitchell - trumpet
Sam Jones - bass
Al Harewood - drums
Production [ ]
References [ ]
Studio albums Live albums Related
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
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The Time Is Right (1959)
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The Chant (1961)
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In Memory Of (1964)
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The Sugar Man (1971)
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Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
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I Talk with the Spirits (Roland Kirk, 1964)
Slightly Latin (Roland Kirk, 1965)
A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (Charles Mingus , 1957)
Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1959)
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