Lou Donaldson: Blues Walk (CD)

Lou Donaldson (1926-2024)

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Label:: Blue Note
Year of recording ca.:: 1958
UPC/EAN:: 0077774652520
Release date:: 25.10.1990

Other releases of Blues Walk	Price
CD, (UHQ-CD), Japan-Import	EUR 22.99*
CD, (Platinum SHM-CD) (Papersleeve), Japan-Import	EUR 34.99*
CD, (UHQ-CD), Japan-Import	EUR 18.99*
Super Audio CD Non-Hybrid, (SHM-SACD), Japan-Import	EUR 32.99*

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Es handelt sich um ein monumentales Werk des beliebten Altisten Lou Donaldson, der seinen Ansatz in der Soul/Funk-Linie einführte. Es ist das Kernstück einer Trilogie mit einem Quintett, zu dem auch Ray Barretts Congas gehören. Das Quintett liefert eine hervorragende Leistung beim bluesigen Titeltrack, einem der beliebtesten, sowie bei der romantischen Ballade „Autumn Nocturne“ und anderen.

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.