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Blues Walk
1958 studio album by Lou Donaldson
Not to be confused with Clifford Brown's 1954 composition "The Blues Walk".
Blues Walk is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson, recorded on July 28, 1958 and released on Blue Note later that year.
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| Blues Walk | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | July 28, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1593 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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More information Review scores, Source ...
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |   [2] |
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The AllMusic review by Steve Huey called the album Donaldson's "undisputed masterpiece".[3]
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blues Walk" | 6:44 | |
| 2. | "Move" | Denzil Best | 5:54 |
| 3. | "The Masquerade Is Over" | 5:54 |
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All tracks are written by Lou Donaldson, except as noted.
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Play Ray" | 5:32 | |
| 2. | "Autumn Nocturne" | 4:55 | |
| 3. | "Callin' All Cats" | 5:15 |
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Musicians
- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
- Herman Foster – piano
- Peck Morrison – bass
- Dave Bailey – drums
- Ray Barretto – congas
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
More information Chart (2022), Peak position ...
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 98 |
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- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Lou Donaldson – Blues Walk" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 24, 2022.