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Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson album)

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Released
  
1980

Midnight Sun (1960)
  
Here 'Tis (1961)

Release date
  
1980

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Length
  
34:36

Artist
  
Lou Donaldson

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
July 22, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
Lou Donaldson albums, Jazz albums

Lou donaldson 01 candy


Midnight Sun is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1960, but not released until 1980 and performed by Donaldson with Horace Parlan, George Tucker, Al Harewood, and Ray Barretto.

Contents

The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine who states "Midnight Sun is as strong as any of the hard bop records Donaldson released in the early '60s. Part of the reason the quality is so high is the fact his supporting quartet is so strong... Any dedicated Donaldson fan should search for this record; even if it doesn't reach the heights of Blues Walk and Here 'Tis, it still has plenty of fine music.

Lou donaldson 02 midnight sun


Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
  1. "Candy" (Mack David, Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney) - 6:12
  2. "Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) - 5:45
  3. "Avalon" (Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose) - 5:18
  4. "The Squirrel" (Tadd Dameron) - 3:22
  5. "Si Si Safronia" - 4:31
  6. "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 5:03
  7. "Dog Walk" - 4:25

Personnel

  • Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
  • Horace Parlan - piano
  • George Tucker - bass
  • Al Harewood - drums
  • Ray Barretto - congas (tracks 1 & 3-7)

    • Songs

    1Candy6:12
    2Midnight Sun5:46
    3Avalon5:18

    References

    Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson album) Wikipedia
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