Lou Donaldson - The Time Is Right (1959) [Analogue Productions 2011] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

The Time Is Right is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Donaldson with Blue Mitchell, Horace Parlan, Laymon Jackson, Dave Bailey, and Ray Barretto with Sam Jones and Al Harewood replacing Jackson and Bailey on one track.

A soul survivor in every sense of the term, this alto saxophonist is 1 of the few remaining jazz artists who made a major impact on the jazz community via an extensive run with producer Alfred Lion & the Blue Note label (Horace Silver being another Blue Note legend that comes to mind). From his 1st recordings for the label with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, it was clear that Lou Donaldson put melody & sound at a premium, coming up with an amalgam that combined the creamy smoothness of Johnny Hodges with the quicksilver bop inflections of Charlie Parker.

Tracklist:

01. Lou's Blues
02. Be My Love
03. Idaho
04. The Nearness Of You
05. Mack The Knife
06. Crosstown Shuffle
07. Tangerine

Personnel
Tracks 1, 2, 4-7:
Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
Horace Parlan - piano
Blue Mitchell - trumpet - except track "2"
Laymon Jackson - bass
Dave Bailey - drums
Ray Barretto - congas

Track 3:
Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
Horace Parlan - piano
Blue Mitchell - trumpet
Sam Jones - bass
Al Harewood - drums

Produced by Alfred Lion. Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder.
Recorded on October 31 (tracks "1, 2, 4-7") and November 28 ("3"), 1959 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Mastered from the original analogue master tapes by Kevin Gray & Steve Hoffman.


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Uncompressed SACD ISO size > 1,49 GB
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