Wailing with Lou is an album by the Lou Donaldson Quintet, recorded on January 27, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year. The quintet features trumpeter Donald Byrd and rhythm section Herman Foster, Peck Morrison and Art Taylor.[2]

Wailing with Lou
Studio album by
the Lou Donaldson Quintet
ReleasedJune 1957[1]
RecordedJanuary 27, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length37:21
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1545
ProducerAlfred Lion
Lou Donaldson chronology
Quartet/Quintet/Sextet
(1952)
Wailing with Lou
(1957)
Swing and Soul
(1957)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states, "There's nothing out of the ordinary here—just hard-driving bop and sensitive ballads, which are sure to please fans of the style."[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Lou Donaldson, except as noted.

Side 1

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  1. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 5:58
  2. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 6:22
  3. "That Good Old Feeling" – 6:52

Side 2

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  1. "Move It" – 5:57
  2. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 6:54
  3. "L.D. Blues" – 5:18

Personnel

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Lou Donaldson Quintet

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Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard July 1, 1957
  2. ^ Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 2, 2009.
  3. ^ Allmusic Review
  4. ^ Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed December 2, 2009.