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Released
  
1964

Possum Head (1964)
  
Cole Slaw (1964)

Release date
  
1964

Label
  
Argo

Recorded
  
January 28, 1964

Artist
  
Lou Donaldson

Producer
  
Esmond Edwards

Genre
  
Jazz

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Similar
  
Lou Donaldson albums, Jazz albums

Possum head lou donaldson argo 1964


Possum Head is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Argo label in 1964 and performed by Donaldson with Bill Hardman, Big John Patton, Ray Crawford, Ben Dixon, and Cleopas Morris.

Contents

Reception

The album was awarded 4 stars in an Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny who states "Patton's sublimely funky grooves effectively sand away Donaldson's wooden edges to create rolling melodic contours... Donaldson circles around the hard-driving soul-jazz sensibilities of his later records but never quite commits, instead favoring lyrical solos well-matched to standards... An engaging and underrated record".

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
  1. "Possum Head" - 3:15
  2. "Laura" (David Raksin) - 4:42
  3. "Midnight Soul" - 4:57
  4. "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) - 6:28
  5. "Persimmon Tree" - 5:35
  6. "Frenesí" (Alberto Dominguez, Leonard Whitcup) - 6:15
  7. "Man with a Horn" (Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenny, Bonnie Lake) - 5:04
  8. "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:43
  • Recorded in NYC on January 28, 1964.

    • Personnel

  • Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
  • Bill Hardman - trumpet
  • Ray Crawford - guitar
  • Big John Patton - organ
  • Ben Dixon - drums
  • Cleopas Morris - percussion

    • Songs

    1Possum Head3:14
    2Secret Love5:40
    3Midnight Soul4:54

    References

    Possum Head Wikipedia
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