Wailing with Lou

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.

Wailing with Lou
Studio album by the Lou Donaldson Quintet
Released	June 1957
Recorded	January 27, 1957
Studio	Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:21
Label	Blue Note BLP 1545
Producer	Alfred Lion
Lou Donaldson chronology
Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (1952) Wailing with Lou (1957) Swing and Soul (1957)

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Source	Rating
AllMusic

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."

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson, except as noted.

Side 1

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

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

Personnel

Lou Donaldson Quintet

• Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
• Donald Byrd – trumpet
• Herman Foster – piano
• Peck Morrison – bass
• Art Taylor – drums

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Ira Gitler – liner notes