Blue Note
Lou Donaldson Sextet Volume 2
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| Recorded | 1954 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 5055 |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 894411 |
The record
A three-horn front line -- Donaldson's alto, Kenny Dorham's trumpet, Matthew Gee's trombone -- with Elmo Hope at the piano and Percy Heath and Art Blakey underneath. Four tracks on a ten-inch Blue Note, BLP 5055. The cover carries three credits, Francis Wolff, John Hermansader and Reid Miles, which is a busy jacket for a small record.
Tracks
- After You've Gone
- Caracas
- The Stroller
- Moe's Bluff
Session personnel
- Lou Donaldson — Alto Saxophone
- Percy Heath — Bass
- Francis Wolff — Cover
- John Hermansader — Cover
- Reid Miles — Cover
- Art Blakey — Drums
- Elmo Hope — Piano
- Matthew Gee — Trombone
- Kenny Dorham — Trumpet
- Lou Donaldson Sextet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1954 | Blue Note · BLP 5055 — Vinyl LP 10" Album Mono earliest on file |
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| 1991 | Blue Note · BN 0010 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1999 | Blue Note · BLP 5055 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
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