Lou Takes Off
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| Studio album by Lou Donaldson | ||||
| Released | July 1958 | |||
| Recorded | December 15, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:17 | |||
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Blue Note BLP 1591 |
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| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
Lou Takes Off is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by a sextet also featuring Donald Byrd, Curtis Fuller, Sonny Clark, Jamil Nasser, and Art Taylor. The album was awarded 4½ stars by Lee Bloom in an Allmusic review which stated "This recording marks a period in his development prior to a stylistic shift away from bop and toward a stronger rhythm and blues emphasis... Overall, Lou Takes Off breaks no new musical ground, but it is a solid, swinging session of high-caliber playing. According to Donaldson, Blue Note initially didn't like any of the album, "the conga drums or the new musicians."
All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
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