Rough House Blues Explained

Rough House Blues
Type:Album
Artist:Lou Donaldson
Cover:Rough House Blues.jpg
Released:1965
Recorded:December 1964
Genre:Jazz
Label:Cadet
Producer:Esmond Edwards
Chronology:Lou Donaldson
Prev Title:Cole Slaw
Prev Year:1964
Next Title:Musty Rusty
Next Year:1965

Rough House Blues is an album by jazz alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Cadet label in 1964 and performed by Donaldson with an octet conducted and arranged by Oliver Nelson.[1]

The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Ron Wynn who calls it Donaldson's "Best and most ambitious of mid-60s Argo albums".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated

  1. "Tippin' In" (Bobby Smith, Marty Symes) - 4:50
  2. "L.D. Blues" - 3:10
  3. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 4:25
  4. "Ignant Oil" - 4:50
  5. "Rough House Blues" - 6:30
  6. "Back Talk" - 4:01
  7. "Huffin' 'N' Puffin'" - 5:30

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/lou-donaldson/catalog/#cadet-lp-768 Lou Donaldson discography
  2. Wynn, R. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r137806|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed December 10, 2009.