Lou Donaldson

4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

FEATURING  BABY FACE WILLETTE & BROTHER JACK McDUFF

This release presents Lou Donaldson’s complete original LP Here ’Tis (Blue Note BST84066), which marks the first of his six recording sessions with the brilliant guitarist Grant Green. The group is complemented by organist Baby Face Willette (with whom Donaldson would never record again), and drummer Dave Bailey. Also included here is a complete session recorded by Donaldson and Green shortly after in the same format, but this time with Brother Jack McDuff on organ (with whom the saxophonist would never collaborate again), and Joe Dukes on drums.

PERSONNEL:

LOU DONALDSON alto sax GRANT GREEN guitar on all tracks, plus:
[1-5] Here ’Tis
BABY FACE WILLETTE (org)
DAVE BAILEY (d)
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, January 23, 1961.

[6-10]
BROTHER JACK McDUFF (org)
JOE DUKES (d).
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, September 25, 1961

INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLET

Tracks:
01 A FOGGY DAY
02 HERE ’TIS
03 COOL BLUES
04 WATUSI JUMP
05 WALK WID ME
06 MISTY
07 PLEASE
08 MAN WITH A HORN
09 PRISONER OF LOVE
10 STARDUST

Total Time 71:00