Lou Donaldson – Sunny Side Up (Hybrid SACD)
Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson [click here to see more vinyl featuring Lou Donaldson]
Bass – Laymon Jackson, Sam Jones
Drums – Al Harewood
Piano – Horace Parlan [click here to see more vinyl featuring Horace Parlan]
Trumpet – Bill Hardman
1 Hybrid SACD
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded on February 1960 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion
Mastered by Kevin Gray & Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering
Originally released in January 1961
Reissued in 2011
Tracks:
- Blues For J.P.
- The Man I Love
- Politely
- It's You Or No One
- The Truth
- Goose Grease
- Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
Reviews:
“Sunny Side Up is closer to hard bop than the straight-ahead bop that characterized Lou Donaldson's '50s Blue Note records. There's a bit more soul to the songs here, which pianist Horace Parlan helps emphasize with his lightly swinging grooves. The pair help lead the group -- which also features trumpeter Bill Hardman, drummer Al Harewood and bassist Sam Jones (Laymon Jackson plays bass on two of the eight songs) -- through a mellow set of standards and bluesy originals from Donaldson and Parlan. Even the uptempo numbers sound relaxed, never fiery. Despite the general smoothness of the session, Donaldson stumbles a little -- the quotation of "Flight of the Bumblebee" on "Blues for J.P." is awkward, as is the snippet of "Pop Goes the Weasel" on "Politely," and "Way Down Upon the Swanee River" sounds lazy -- but there's enough solid material to make Sunny Side Up a worthwhile listen for fans of Donaldson and early-'60s hard bop.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.75 / 5