Gravy Train (Lou Donaldson album)

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Gravy Train
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Studio album by
ReleasedEarly July 1962 [1]
RecordedApril 27, 1961
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length43:08original LP
Label Blue Note
BST 84079
Producer Alfred Lion
Lou Donaldson chronology
Here 'Tis
(1961)
Gravy Train
(1962)
A Man with a Horn
(1961)
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Gravy Train is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1961 and performed by Donaldson with pianist Herman Foster, bassist Ben Tucker, drummer Dave Bailey and percussionist Alec Dorsey. [4]

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Reception

The album was awarded 3½ stars in an Allmusic review by Steve Huey who states "Gravy Train is a fine, if not quite exceptional record from Lou Donaldson's initial soul-jazz phase of the early '60s... Donaldson's playing is pleasant, and the rest of the supporting group maintains a steady groove throughout". [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson except where noted

  1. "Gravy Train" - 8:14
  2. "South of the Border" (Carr, Kennedy) - 5:31
  3. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 4:59
  4. "Avalon" (DeSylva, Jolson, Rose) - 4:15
  5. "Candy" (Mack David, Kramer, Whitney) - 9:18
  6. "Twist Time" - 6:47
  7. "Glory of Love" (Billy Hill) - 4:04

Bonus tracks on CD:

  1. "Gravy Train" [Alternate Take] - 7:30
  2. "Glory of Love" [Alternate Take] - 3:49

Personnel

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References

  1. Billboard July 14, 1962
  2. Allmusic Review
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 389. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 8, 2009.
  5. Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 8, 2009.