Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. 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. Donaldson attended north carolina agricultural and technical state university in greensboro in the early 1940s. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by charlie parker. The material is still firmly in the bebop style and its mellower moments still sound vital and distinctive even as things slow down and loosen up. Solo list by order finished solos 1 to solos 1001 to 2000 solos 2001 to 3000 solos 3001 to 4000 solos 4001 to 5000 solos by artists solos by artists a to e solos by artist f to m sols. On february 23, the clifford brownmax roach quintet was back in the studio recording a couple more clifford brown classics gerkin for perkin, swingin, followed on the 24th with georges dilemma and blues walk, and on the 25th with sandu. Jan 27, 2020 lou donaldson november 1, 1926 is a jazz alto saxophonist, born in badin, north carolina. I really like his alto sound on those albums from the late fifties, wailing with lou,takes off, blues walk, of course, and lightfoot. It has been considered donaldson s undisputed masterpiece.
Listen to your favorite songs from blues walk by lou donaldson now. Blues walk helped to kickstart the souljazz movement of the 60s and remains the goto album in saxophonist lou donaldson s canon. Lou donaldson born november 1, 1926 is a jazz alto saxophonist. This album was recorded in 1958 just months after his famous blues walk album. Lou donaldson midnight sun blues walk import spain. Lou donaldson playing blues walk recorded in 1958 featuring ray barretto on conga. But one listen to blues walk gives one plenty of evidence that there is much more to the great altoist than all of that, and that when it comes to playing burning and passionate jazz with a solid rhythm section, few are in donaldsons league. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by charlie parker. Seven of the original sessions feature donaldson in stripped down quartet formats, with conga player ray barretto added on occasion.
Blues walk lou donaldson pdf free chad lefkowitzbrown plays 8 choruses of blues with metronome transcriptions lou donaldsons. Blue note blp 1537, cdp 7 81537 2 lou donaldson quartetquintetsextet blue note j bnj6100810 various artists the other side of blue note 1500 series blue note blp 5021 lou donaldson new facesnew sounds blue note 1598 lou donaldson roccus cheek to cheek blue note 1599 lou donaldson things we did last summer lou s blues. Although he is descendant, in the main, from charlie parker, donaldson has his own things to say in this style. The blues walk sheet music for flute, bass download free. Lou donaldson is an nea jazz master lou donaldson, alto saxophonist, recording star and entertainer extraordinaire was born in badin, north carolina on november 1, 1926. Of the six numbers, donaldson penned three including two outstanding blues in the album title tune and donaldson s signature tune, which pulsates to a mesmeric theme, barrettos congas, peck morrisons bass and dave baileys drums, and play ray, not quite as infectious as blues walk, but featuring some nice chording from foster. Lou donaldson blues walk lyrics and tracklist genius. Euonly twofer containing a pair of albums from the jazz great. The lp blues walk, true to its title, is lou donaldson at his bluesiest. Ben doherty transcribed for by ben doherty harold land and clifford brown from clifford brown and. Lou, like any other jazz musician, has some characteristic turns of phrase.
I offer a transcriptionondemand service for all types and formats of music including solos, lead sheets, and score reductions. The title tune, blues walk, a donaldson minor blues line, starts everything rocking. The blues walk sheet music for flute, bass download free in. We also keep an inventory of transcribed jazz solos and lead sheets which is. Lou donaldson blues walk blue note blues walk dave bailey.
In the 1970s blue note issued a lou donaldson lp in which l. Lou donaldson blues walk blue note blues walk dave. Music profile for lou donaldson, born 1 november 1926. Blues walk is an album by jazz saxophonist lou donaldson it has been considered donaldson s undisputed masterpiece. Get all the lyrics to songs on blues walk and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Nov 28, 2008 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. It may be true, then, that, immersed in rules of the entertainment industry and capitalist economy, great players like lou donaldson, on blues walk blue note, 1958, and lee morgan with the sidewinder blue note, 1964, among others, overused certain musical treatments for commercial success. Prolific jazz saxophonist whose work earned late recognition as some of the best grooveladen soul jazz. These resources range from volumes of playalongs, to collections. Print and download in pdf or midi the blues walk clifford brown. Blues walk lou donaldson pdf 14 by imnudesce issuu. Track b2 is incorrectly spelled autumn nocturn on the center label, but spelled correctly on the sleeve. Lou donaldson blues walk and solo for tenor free download as pdf file.
Blues walk lou donaldson tune, found on the album with the same name recorded at nyc town hall in february 22, 1985 lou donaldson. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Blues walk blue note blp 1593 blue notes three decades of jazz, 19491959 various artists blue note bst 89903. Lou donaldson blues walk and solo for tenor scribd. Blues walk, which was cut in 1958 when the altoist was 31, is classic bebop with lou donaldson.
The list or solos done by when they were done, artist name, tune name. Play fulllength songs from blues walk by lou donaldson on your phone, computer and home audio system with napster. I have a number of lou donaldson transcriptions that i am cleaning up and will post to my website over time. Albums include blues walk, alligator bogaloo, and the natural soul. Best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, in his formative years lou donaldson was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by charlie parker. Bop hard bop soul jazz guitar jazz jazz blues jazz instrument mainstream jazz saxophone jazz. Lou donaldsonalto sax, randy johnstonguitar, akiko tsuruga hammond b3 organ, fukushi tainakadrums. Appreciating lou donaldson archive sax on the web forum.
Lou donaldson discographyabbreviated 1952 milt jackson and the thelonious monk quintet blue note blp 1509. Blues walk helped to kickstart the souljazz movement of the 60s and remains the goto album in saxophonist lou donaldsons canon. Blues walk by lou donaldson on amazon music unlimited. Blues walk is an album by jazz saxophonist lou donaldson. He is the child of parents, lucy wallace donaldson, mother, and louis andrew donaldson, sr. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. The material is still firmly in the bebop vein, and the mellower moments arent as sleepy as some of donaldson s subsequent work, so the album sounds vital and distinctive even as it slows down and. Lou donaldson biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Thanks for starting this discussion on lou donaldson, he is one of my favourite alto players. This is the 2005 mono test pressing of lou donaldsons blues walk blue note bnlp1593 from classic records. To get the ball rolling, ive added a transcription of lou donaldson s solo on tahiti to.
On 28 july 1958, a 31yearold alto saxophonist called. The disk was probably pressed by rtiknown for its highend audio qualityon 180 gram vinyl. The trick was, lou had recorded that one before ammons had recorded his version. Of the six numbers, donaldson penned three including two outstanding blues in the album title tune and donaldsons signature tune, which pulsates to a mesmeric theme, barrettos congas, peck morrisons bass and dave baileys drums, and play ray, not quite as infectious as blues walk, but featuring some nice chording from foster. The saxophonists lou donaldson, david newman and stanley turrentine. Clifford started off 1955 with his classic clifford brown and strings recordings january 18, 19, 20. Lightfoot 1965 a1 lightfoot a2 hog maw false start a3 hog maw a4 mary ann b1 green eyes b2 walking by the river b3 day dreams b4 stella by starlight alto saxophone lou donaldson bass peck morrison congas ray barretto drums jimmy wormworth piano herman foster in many ways, blues walk marked the culmination of lou donaldson s prime period as a hard. Lou donaldson blues walk hybrid stereo sacd shop music.