LOU DONALDSON Blues Walk BLUE NOTE BLP 1593 Deep Groove 47 W. 63rd Address RVG
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Description
LOU DONALDSON Blues Walk (EX/EX) Vinyl LP
Record label/brand: Blue Note BLP 1593 upc/mpn: None year: 1958
47 West 63rd label. Deep Groove... RVG and "ear" on both sides. Comes with original Blue Note inner sleeve. A Blue Note Mono Hi-Fi classic.
Sleeve is in Excellent condition. Glossy cover still has shine. A few minor creases on the bottom. Bottom lft (spine corner) is bent - looks like album might have fallen on that corner at one time. Only flaw in an otherwise beautiful cover. Vinyl is a solid Excellent. Looks great and plays very nicely with only minimal surface noise.
Songs:
Side 1 1. Blues Walk 2. Move 3. The Masquerade Is Over
Side 2 4. Play Ray 5. Autumn Nocturne 6. Callin' All Cats
Review: Lou Donaldson's undisputed masterpiece, Blues Walk, marks the point where the altoist began to decisively modify his heavy Charlie Parker influence and add a smoky, bluesy flavor of his own. The material is still firmly in the bebop style, and the mellower moments aren't as sleepy as some of Donaldson's subsequent work, so the album sounds vital and distinctive even as it slows down and loosens things up.
What elevates Blues Walk to classic status is its inviting warmth. Donaldson's sweetly singing horn is melodic throughout the six selections, making even his most advanced ideas sound utterly good-natured and accessible. The easy-swinging title cut is arguably Donaldson's signature tune even above his late-'60s soul-jazz hits, and his other two originals - 'Play Ray' and 'Callin' All Cats' - are in largely the same vein.
Elsewhere, Donaldson displays opposite extremes of his sound; the up-tempo bebop classic 'Move' provokes his fieriest playing on the record, and his romantic version of 'Autumn Nocturne' is simply lovely, a precursor to Lush Life. The addition of Ray Barretto on conga is a subtle masterstroke, adding just a bit more rhythmic heft to the relaxed swing. There are numerous likable records in Donaldson's extensive catalog, but Blues Walk is the best of them all.
SHIPPING
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