Swing and Soul explained

Swing and Soul
Type:	Album
Artist:	the Lou Donaldson Quintet
Cover:	Swing and Soul.jpg
Released:	1957
Recorded:	June 9, 1957
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:52
Label:	Blue Note BLP 1566
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Lou Donaldson
Prev Title:	Wailing with Lou
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Jimmy Smith Trio + LD
Next Year:	1957

Swing and Soul is an album by the Lou Donaldson Quintet, recorded on June 9, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year. The quintet features rhythm section Herman Foster, Peck Morrison and Dave Bailey, with Ray Barretto on congas.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson, except as noted.

Side 1

1. "Dorothy" (Rudy Nichols) – 5:25
2. "I Won't Cry Any More" (Al Frisch, Fritz Wise) – 4:23
3. "Herman's Mambo" (Herman Foster) – 4:56
4. "Peck Time" – 5:23

Side 2

1. "There'll Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 5:08
2. "Groove Junction" – 6:19
3. "Grits and Gravy" – 6:18

Personnel

Lou Donaldson Quintet

• Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
• Herman Foster – piano
• Peck Morrison – bass
• Dave Bailey – drums
• Ray Barretto – congas

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Ira Gitler – liner notes

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/lou-donaldson/catalog/#blue-note-blp-1566 Lou Donaldson discography
2. Allmusic Review