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Color As A Way Of Life
''Color as a Way of Life'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson, his second recorded for the Cotillion Records, Cotillion label, featuring Donaldson with an orchestra arranged by Mike Goldberg and Dennis Williams. The album was awarded 2 stars in an Allmusic review.[ Allmusic Review] accessed December 16, 2009. Track listing :''All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated'' # "Too Much to Explain" (Al Broomfield) – 4:13 # "Love for Sale (song), Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 5:04 # "Piece of Your World" (Broomfield) – 4:32 # "Passion Fruit" (Donaldson, Johnny Brantley, Rick Willard) – 4:03 # "Comin' Thru the Back Door" (Broomfield) – 3:42 # "Ebb Tide (song), Ebb Tide" (Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman) – 5:18 # "Maker's Dream" – 4:53 # "Walkin' Sally" – 4:46 ** Recorded at Groove Sound Studios, NYC, December, 1976. Personnel * Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone * Paul G. Bogosian, Ernie Royal – trumpet, flugelhorn * John Drew Kell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Donaldson
Lou Donaldson (born November 1, 1926) is an American retired jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker. Life and career Donaldson was born in Badin, North Carolina, United States. He attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro in the early 1940s. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was trained at the Great Lakes bases in Chicago where he was introduced to bop music in the lively club scene. At the war's conclusion, he returned to Greensboro, where he worked club dates with the Rhythm Vets, a combo composed of A and T students who had served in the U.S. Navy. The band recorded the soundtrack to a musical comedy featurette, ''Pitch a Boogie Woogie'', in Greenville, North Carolina, in the summer of 1947. The movie had a limited run at black audie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
