Wailing with Lou explained

Wailing with Lou
Type:	Album
Artist:	the Lou Donaldson Quintet
Cover:	Wailing with Lou.jpg
Released:	June 1957^[1]
Recorded:	January 27, 1957
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:21
Label:	Blue Note BLP 1545
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Lou Donaldson
Prev Title:	Quartet/Quintet/Sextet
Prev Year:	1952
Next Title:	Swing and Soul
Next Year:	1957

Wailing with Lou is an album by the Lou Donaldson Quintet, recorded on January 27, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year. The quintet features trumpeter Donald Byrd and rhythm section Herman Foster, Peck Morrison and Art Taylor.^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states, "There's nothing out of the ordinary here—just hard-driving bop and sensitive ballads, which are sure to please fans of the style."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson, except as noted.

Side 1

1. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 5:58
2. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 6:22
3. "That Good Old Feeling" – 6:52

Side 2

1. "Move It" – 5:57
2. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 6:54
3. "L.D. Blues" – 5:18

Personnel

Lou Donaldson Quintet

• Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
• Donald Byrd – trumpet
• Herman Foster – piano
• Peck Morrison – bass
• Art Taylor – drums

Technical personnel

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

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=cyEEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Lou+donaldson+1545&pg=PA65 Billboard July 1, 1957
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/lou-donaldson/catalog/#blue-note-blp-1545 Lou Donaldson discography
3. Erlewine, S. T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r137814|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed December 2, 2009.