Released 1969 Release date 1969 | Recorded August 30, 1966 | |
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Similar Rough House Blues, Birdseed, Blowing in the Wind, Light‑Foot, Color as a Way of Life | ||
Lou Donaldson at His Best is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Cadet label in 1966 and performed by Donaldson with Bill Hardman, Billy Gardner, Calvin Newborn and Grady Tate.
Contents
Reception
The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny who states "The title At His Best portends some kind of career overview, but in fact it's an all new session heralding the end of Lou Donaldson's tenure with the Cadet label. Moreover, it comes nowhere close to capturing the saxophonist at his most potent, settling for a rigid, disappointingly straightforward soul-jazz approach with few sparks of energy".
Track listing
All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated- "Win, Lose or Draw"
- "Tangerine" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger)
- "Blues No. 3"
- "Wig Blues"
- "Day by Day" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston)
- "Greasy Papa"
- "Be Anything (but Be Mine)" (Irving Gordon)
Personnel
Songs
1Greasy Papa6:25
2Tangerine3:02
3Wig Blues3:53
References
Lou Donaldson at His Best Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA