| The Time Is Right | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | Early April 1960 [1] | |||
| Recorded |
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| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:01 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 4025 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Lou Donaldson chronology | ||||
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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]
It was released on CD only in Japan.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
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| 1. | "Lou's Blues" | Donaldson | October 31, 1959 | 5:55 |
| 2. | "Be My Love" | October 31, 1959 | 5:45 | |
| 3. | "Idaho" | Jesse Stone | November 28, 1959 | 5:10 |
| 4. | "The Nearness of You" | October 31, 1959 | 4:42 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mack the Knife" | October 31, 1959 | 5:17 | |
| 2. | "Crosstown Shuffle" | Donaldson | October 31, 1959 | 5:15 |
| 3. | "Tangerine" | October 31, 1959 | 4:57 |
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