Lou Donaldson – The Time Is Right (Hybrid SACD)
Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson [click here to see more Vinyl /SACD featuring Lou Donaldson]
Congas – Ray Barretto
Piano – Horace Parlan [click here to see more Vinyl /SACD featuring Horace Parlan]
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell [click here to see more Vinyl /SACD featuring Blue Mitchell]
Bass – Laymon Jackson, Sam Jones
Drums – Dave Bailey, Al Harewood
Written by Lou Donaldson, Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn, Jesse Stone, Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington, Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill, Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
1 Hybrid SACD
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded October 31 & November 28, 1959 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion
Mastered by Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering
Originally released in April 1960
Reissued in 2010
Tracks:
- Lou's Blues
- Be My Love
- Idaho
- The Nearness Of You
- Mack The Knife
- Crosstown Shuffle
- Tangerine
Reviews:
“When it comes to Lou Donaldson, nobody structures a solo more beautifully than he does, logically connecting everything. The result is one album after the next without any “dead spots.” I find myself continually blown away by his melodic sense, his world class chops, and his swing. Probably the closest comparison would be Cannonball Adderley, which is immense praise. Whenever they improvise, Lou and Cannonball hit the ground running and are so incredibly melodic that it’s hard to believe they’re improvising.
Lastly but not leastly…Ray Barretto! (Hey, doesn’t that seem like an album title”? …Ray Barretto! out now on Prestige. But I digress.) The conguero played on six (!) albums with Lou and I love the texture he brings. A steamin’ bop tune with a conga? Yes, please. Looking forward to some more.” Jazzopath, February 2021
Ratings:
Discogs : 4.76 / 5