The Time Is Right (Lou Donaldson album) explained

The Time Is Right
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lou Donaldson
Cover:	The Time is Right.jpg
Released:	Early April 1960^[1]
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:01
Label:	Blue Note BLP 4025
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Lou Donaldson
Prev Title:	LD+3
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Sunny Side Up
Next Year:	1960

The Time Is Right is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded on October 31 and November 28, 1959 and released on Blue Note the following year.^[2]

Release history

It was released on CD only in Japan.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[3]

Personnel

Musicians

October 31, 1959

• Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
• Blue Mitchell – trumpet
• Horace Parlan – piano
• Laymon Jackson – bass
• Dave Bailey – drums
• Ray Barretto – congas

November 28, 1959

• Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
• Blue Mitchell – trumpet
• Horace Parlan – piano
• Sam Jones – bass
• Al Harewood – drums

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Ira Gitler – technical personnel

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=xh8EAAAAMBAJ&q=Time+Is+Right+blue+note+1960&pg=PA38 Billboard Apr 18, 1960
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/lou-donaldson/catalog/#blue-note-blp-4025 Lou Donaldson discography
3. Allmusic Review