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Quartet/Quintet/Sextet

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Quartet/Quintet/Sextet
Compilation album by
Released1957
Recorded
  • June 20,  1952 (1952-06-20)
  • November 19,  1952 (1952-11-19)
  • August 22, 1954 (1954-08-22)
Studio
GenreJazz
Length36:50
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1537
ProducerAlfred Lion
Lou Donaldson chronology
Quartet/Quintet/Sextet
(1957)
Wailing with Lou
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Quartet/Quintet/Sextet is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded on June 20 and November 19, 1952 and August 22, 1954 and released on Blue Note in 1957. The quartet features rhythm section Horace Silver, Gene Ramey and Art Taylor; the quintet adds trumpeter Blue Mitchell. The sextet features a new lineup, with brass section Kenny Dorham and Matthew Gee and rhythm section Elmo Hope, Percy Heath and Art Blakey.[2]

Background

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The sessions were originally released on New Faces, New Sounds: Lou Donaldson–Clifford Brown (1953, BLP 5021) and Lou Donaldson Sextet, Volume 2 (1954, BLP 5055), respectively.

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states, "While Donaldson's tone isn't quite as full as it would be within just five years, he impresses with his bold, speedy technique and fine phrasing. He doesn't play anything out of the ordinary, but he plays it very, very well, and his playing is enhanced by the three stellar bands that support him on these sessions... Everyone plays in a straight bop and hard bop tradition, contributing fine performances to a strong debut effort by Donaldson."[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Lou Donaldson, except as noted.

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If I Love Again"
 
2."Down Home"  
3."The Best Things in Life Are Free" 
4."Lou's Blues"  
5."Cheek to Cheek"Irving Berlin 
6."Sweet Juice"Horace Silver 
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Stroller"  
2."Roccus"Silver 
3."Caracas"  
4."Moe's Bluff"Elmo Hope 

CD reissues

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No.TitleDate recordedLength
1."Roccus" (alternate take)June 20, 19523:22
2."Roccus"June 20, 19523:22
3."Cheek to Cheek" (alternate take)June 20, 19522:49
4."Lou's Blues" (alternate take)June 20, 19523:31
5."Lou's Blues"June 20, 19523:42
6."Cheek to Cheek"June 20, 19522:58
7."The Things We Did Last Summer"June 20, 19523:16
8."Sweet Juice"November 19, 19523:26
9."Down Home"November 19, 19523:17
10."The Best Things in Life Are Free"November 19, 19523:20
11."If I Love Again"November 19, 19522:36
12."Caracas"August 22, 19545:58
13."The Stroller"August 22, 19545:34
14."Moe's Bluff"August 22, 19545:05
15."After You've Gone"August 22, 19544:34

Personnel

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Musicians

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June 20, 1952

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November 19, 1952

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  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Gene Ramey – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
    • recorded at WOR Studios, NYC

August 22, 1954

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Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. AllMusic Review accessed December 2, 2009.
  2. ^ Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 2, 2009.