Cosmos (Lou Donaldson album) explained

Cosmos
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lou Donaldson
Cover:	Cosmos (Lou Donaldson album).jpg
Released:	1971
Recorded:	July 16, 1971
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:16
Label:	Blue Note
Producer:	George Butler
Chronology:	Lou Donaldson
Prev Title:	The Scorpion
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	Sophisticated Lou
Next Year:	1972

Cosmos is an album by the jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label, featuring Donaldson with Ed Williams, Leon Spencer, Melvin Sparks, Jerry Jemmott, Idris Muhammad and Ray Armando, with vocals by Mildred Brown, Rosalyn Brown and Naomi Thomas, arranged by Jimmy Briggs.^[1]

Reception

The album was awarded 1 star in an Allmusic review.

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson except where noted

1. "The Caterpillar" – 6:50
2. "Make It with You" (David Gates) – 4:57
3. "If There's Hell Below (We're All Going To Go)" (Curtis Mayfield) – 9:03
4. "Caracas" – 8:24
5. "I'll Be There" (Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch) – 5:24
6. "When You're Smiling" (Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay, Mark Fisher) – 5:18

• • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on July 16, 1971.

Personnel

• Lou Donaldson – varitone alto saxophone
• Ed Williams – trumpet
• Leon Spencer – organ
• Melvin Sparks – guitar
• Jerry Jemmott – electric bass
• Idris Muhammad – drums
• Ray Armando – congas
• Mildred Brown, Rosalyn Brown, Naomi Thomas – vocals arranged by Jimmy Briggs

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/lou-donaldson/catalog/#blue-note-bst-84370 Lou Donaldson discography