Blue Lou (album)

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Blue Lou
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Studio album by
Louis Hayes Sextet
Released1993
RecordedApril 1993
StudioSteepleChase Digital Studio
Genre Jazz
Length65:51
Label SteepleChase
SCCD 31340
Producer Nils Winther
Louis Hayes chronology
Nightfall
(1991)		Blue Lou
(1993)		 The Super Quartet
(1994)
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Blue Lou is an album led by drummer Louis Hayes which was recorded in 1993 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Blue Lou" (Javon Jackson) – 6:29
  2. "Quiet Fire" (George Cables) – 10:15
  3. "Honey Dip" (Milton Sealy) – 7:12
  4. "Lament for Love" (Ronnie Mathews) – 6:52
  5. "The Walk" (Eddie Allen) – 9:56
  6. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 9:36
  7. "New Endings" (Philip Harper) – 7:55
  8. "Spur of the Moment" (Allen) – 7:15

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 672. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  2. ↑ Steeplechase Records 1000/30000 series discography accessed April 18, 2017
  3. ↑ SteepleChase Productions ApS accessed April 18, 2017
  4. ↑ Louis Hayes catalog accessed April 18, 2017
  5. ↑ Louis Hayes Leader Entry accessed April 18, 2017
  6. ↑ Louis Hayes: Music accessed April 18, 2017
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