Say It Loud! Explained

Say It Loud!
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lou Donaldson
Cover:	Say It Loud!.jpg
Released:	1969
Recorded:	November 6, 1968
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:31
Label:	Blue Note BST 84299
Producer:	Francis Wolff
Chronology:	Lou Donaldson
Prev Title:	Midnight Creeper
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	Hot Dog
Next Year:	1969

Say It Loud! is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1968 and featuring Donaldson with Blue Mitchell, Charles Earland, Jimmy Ponder, and Leo Morris.^[1]

Reception

The album was awarded 1½ stars in an Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine who states "his group sounds awkward and uneasy. There are a few good moments scattered throughout the album, particularly by Mitchell, but overall, Say It Loud! is one of the weakest records in Donaldson's catalog".^[2] The album featured Donaldson utilising the varitone amplification system for saxophone.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/lou-donaldson/catalog/#blue-note-bst-84299 Lou Donaldson discography
2. Erlewine, S. T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r137807|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed December 14, 2009.
3. Porter, C Say It Loud Review Jazz Times], September 2005

   Track listing

   All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated

   1. "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)" (James Brown, Pee Wee Ellis) - 7:32
   2. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 5:49
   3. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) - 5:22
   4. "Snake Bone" - 9:31
   5. "Brother Soul" (Donaldson, Leon Spencer) - 8:17

   Personnel

   • Lou Donaldson - varitone alto saxophone, vocals
   • Blue Mitchell - trumpet
   • Charles Earland - organ
   • Jimmy Ponder - guitar
   • Leo Morris - drums

   References