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Cosmos (Lou Donaldson album)

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Released
  
1971

Artist
  
Lou Donaldson

Producer
  
George Butler

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
July 16, 1971

Release date
  
1971

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Cosmos is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label featuring Donaldson with Ed Williams, Leon Spencer, Melvin Sparks, Jerry Jemmott, Idris Muhammad, and Ray Armando, with vocals by Mildred Brown, Rosalyn Brown, and Naomi Thomas, arranged by Jimmy Briggs.

Contents

The album was awarded 1 star in an Allmusic review.

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
  1. "The Caterpillar" - 6:50
  2. "Make It with You" (David Gates) - 4:57
  3. "If There's Hell Below (We're All Going To Go)" (Curtis Mayfield) - 9:03
  4. "Caracas" - 8:24
  5. "I'll Be There" (Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch) - 5:24
  6. "When You're Smiling" (Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay, Mark Fisher) - 5:18
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on July 16, 1971.

    • Personnel

  • Lou Donaldson - varitone alto saxophone
  • Ed Williams - trumpet
  • Leon Spencer - organ
  • Melvin Sparks - guitar
  • Jerry Jemmott - electric bass
  • Idris Muhammad - drums
  • Ray Armando - congas
  • Mildred Brown, Rosalyn Brown, Naomi Thomas - vocals arranged by Jimmy Briggs

    • Songs

    1The Caterpillar6:50
    2Make It With You4:57
    3If There's a Hell Down Below9:03

    References

    Cosmos (Lou Donaldson album) Wikipedia
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