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Released
  
1965

Rough House Blues (1964)
  
Musty Rusty (1965)

Release date
  
1965

Label
  
Cadet Records

Recorded
  
December 1964

Artist
  
Lou Donaldson

Producer
  
Esmond Edwards

Genre
  
Jazz

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Similar
  
Cole Slaw, Back Street, Lou Donaldson at His Best, Birdseed, Possum Head

Rough House Blues is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Cadet label in 1964 and performed Donaldson with Dave Burns, Ernie Royal, Phil Woods, Bob Ashton, Danny Bank, Lloyd Mayers Jr., Richard Davis, and Grady Tate, conducted and arranged by Oliver Nelson.

Contents

The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Ron Wynn who calls it Donaldson's "Best and most ambitious of mid-60s Argo albums".

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
  1. "Back Talk" - 4:01
  2. "L.D. Blues" - 3:10
  3. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 4:25
  4. "Tippin' In" (Bobby Smith, Marty Symes) - 4:50
  5. "Huffin' n' Puffin'" - 5:30
  6. "Ignant Oil" - 4:50
  7. "Rough House Blues" - 6:30
  • Recorded in NYC December, 1964.

    • Personnel

  • Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
  • Dave Burns, Ernie Royal - trumpet
  • Phil Woods - alto saxophone
  • Bob Ashton - tenor saxophone
  • Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
  • Lloyd Mayers Jr. - organ
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Grady Tate - drums
  • Oliver Nelson - conductor, arranger

    • Songs

    1Tippin' In4:50
    2LD Blues3:10
    3Days Of Wine And Roses4:25

    References

    Rough House Blues Wikipedia
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