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Possum Head reunites Lou Donaldson with organ great Big John Patton, a component of virtually all of the altoist's strongest Argo label efforts -- time and time again, Patton's sublimely funky grooves effectively sand away Donaldson's wooden edges to create rolling melodic contours. Guitarist Ray Crawford, trumpeter Bill Hardman, drummer Bill Dixon, and the presumably pseudonymous percussionist Cleopas "Mopedido" Morris round out the session, which boasts a lighter, breezier approach than the earlier Signifyin'. Donaldson circles around the hard-driving soul-jazz sensibilities of his later records but never quite commits, instead favoring lyrical solos well-matched to standards like "Laura," "Bye Bye Blackbird," and "Secret Love." An engaging and underrated record.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
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Lou Donaldson, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Fain, ComposerLyricist - Lou Donaldson, MainArtist - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lou Donaldson, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mort Dixon, ComposerLyricist - Ray Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lou Donaldson, MainArtist - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - David Raksin, ComposerLyricist - Lou Donaldson, MainArtist - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lou Donaldson, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Whitcup, ComposerLyricist - Alberto Domínguez, ComposerLyricist - Lou Donaldson, MainArtist - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bonnie Lake, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Delange, ComposerLyricist - Lou Donaldson, MainArtist - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Truman Eliot Jenney, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Possum Head reunites Lou Donaldson with organ great Big John Patton, a component of virtually all of the altoist's strongest Argo label efforts -- time and time again, Patton's sublimely funky grooves effectively sand away Donaldson's wooden edges to create rolling melodic contours. Guitarist Ray Crawford, trumpeter Bill Hardman, drummer Bill Dixon, and the presumably pseudonymous percussionist Cleopas "Mopedido" Morris round out the session, which boasts a lighter, breezier approach than the earlier Signifyin'. Donaldson circles around the hard-driving soul-jazz sensibilities of his later records but never quite commits, instead favoring lyrical solos well-matched to standards like "Laura," "Bye Bye Blackbird," and "Secret Love." An engaging and underrated record.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:53
- Main artists: Lou Donaldson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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