Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Midnight Sun
| type = Album
| artist = Lou Donaldson
| cover = Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson album) coverart.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1980
| recorded = July 22, 1960
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length = 34:36
| label = Blue Note
LT 1028
| producer = Alfred Lion
| chronology = Lou Donaldson
| prev_title = Sunny Side Up
| prev_year = 1960
| next_title = Here 'Tis
| next_year = 1961
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = Album
| cover = Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson album).jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = 1980 Japanese LP
}}
}}
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}[http://www.allmusic.com/album/r207324 Allmusic Review]
}}
Midnight Sun is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson, recorded for the Blue Note label in 1960, but not released until 1980 and performed by Donaldson with pianist Horace Parlan, bassist George Tucker, drummer Al Harewood and congalero Ray Barretto.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/lou-donaldson/catalog/#blue-note-lt-1028 Lou Donaldson discography] accessed December 8, 2009.
Reception
The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine who states "Midnight Sun is as strong as any of the hard bop records Donaldson released in the early '60s. Part of the reason the quality is so high is the fact his supporting quartet is so strong... Any dedicated Donaldson fan should search for this record; even if it doesn't reach the heights of Blues Walk and Here 'Tis, it still has plenty of fine music.Erlewine, S. T.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r207324|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed December 8, 2009.
Track listing
:All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
- "Candy" (Mack David, Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney) - 6:12
- "Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) - 5:45
- "Avalon" (Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose) - 5:18
- "The Squirrel" (Tadd Dameron) - 3:22
- "Si Si Safronia" - 4:31
- "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 5:03
- "Dog Walk" - 4:25
Personnel
- Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
- Horace Parlan - piano
- George Tucker - bass
- Al Harewood - drums
- Ray Barretto - congas (tracks 1 & 3–7)
References
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Category:Blue Note Records albums