A Different Scene

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A Different Scene
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Studio album by
Lou Donaldson
Released1976
RecordedApril 1976
Genre Jazz
Label Cotillion
Producer John Brantley & Rick Willard
Lou Donaldson chronology
Sweet Lou
(1974)		A Different Scene
(1976)		 Color as a Way of Life
(1976)
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A Different Scene is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson, his first recorded for the Cotillion label, featuring Donaldson with a big band arranged by Mike Goldberg and Ricky West. [1]

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States. It originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime. Jazz is seen by many as "America's classical music". Since the 1920s Jazz Age, jazz has become recognized as a major form of musical expression. It then emerged in the form of independent traditional and popular musical styles, all linked by the common bonds of African-American and European-American musical parentage with a performance orientation. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression, and in African-American music traditions including blues and ragtime, as well as European military band music. Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as "one of America's original art forms".

Lou Donaldson American saxophonist

Lou Donaldson is a jazz alto saxophonist. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker.

Cotillion Records was a subsidiary of Atlantic Records and was active from 1968 through 1985. The label was formed as an outlet for blues and deep Southern soul; its first single, Otis Clay's version of "She's About a Mover", reached the R&B charts. Cotillion's catalog quickly expanded to include progressive rock, folk-rock, gospel, jazz and comedy. In 1976, the label started focusing on disco and R&B. At that point, Cotillion's catalog albums outside those genres were reissued on Atlantic.

Contents

The album was awarded 2 out of 5 stars in an Allmusic review. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Are My Sunshine" Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell 5:24
2."Lovin' You" Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph 3:46
3."High Wire"Burton, Mercey3:51
4."Night and Day" Cole Porter 5:28
5."Temptation" Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed 5:18
6."Here's Lovin' at You"Baxter4:30
7."For the Love of You" Ronald Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Chris Jasper 3:25
8."Keep Your Woman"Baxter4:11
Recorded at Groove Sound Studios, NYC, April 1976

Personnel

Alto saxophone Type of saxophone

The alto saxophone, also referred to as the alto sax, is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s, and patented in 1846. It is pitched in E♭, and is smaller than the tenor, but larger than the soprano. The alto sax is the most common saxophone and is commonly used in concert bands, chamber music, solo repertoire, military bands, marching bands, and jazz. The fingerings of the different saxophones are all the same so a saxophone player can play any type of saxophone.

Cornet musical instrument

The cornet is a brass instrument similar to the trumpet but distinguished from it by its conical bore, more compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B♭, though there is also a soprano cornet in E♭ and a cornet in C. All are unrelated to the Renaissance and early Baroque cornett.

Arrangement musical composition in altered form

In music, an arrangement is a musical reconceptualization of a previously composed work. It may differ from the original work by means of reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or development of the formal structure. Arranging differs from orchestration in that the latter process is limited to the assignment of notes to instruments for performance by an orchestra, concert band, or other musical ensemble. Arranging "involves adding compositional techniques, such as new thematic material for introductions, transitions, or modulations, and endings... Arranging is the art of giving an existing melody musical variety".

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References

  1. ↑ "Lou Donaldson discography". Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  2. ↑ "A Different Scene Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved April 5, 2011.

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