Color as a Way of Life
Appearance
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Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | December 1976 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 36:31 | |||
Label | Cotillion | |||
Producer | John Brantley, Rick Willard | |||
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Color as a Way of Life is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson, his second recorded for the Cotillion label, featuring Donaldson with an orchestra arranged by Mike Goldberg and Dennis Williams.[2]
The album was awarded 2 stars in an Allmusic review.[3]
Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
- "Too Much to Explain" (Al Broomfield) – 4:13
- "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" (Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman) – 5:18
- "Maker's Dream" – 4:53
- "Walkin' Sally" – 4:46
- Recorded at Groove Sound Studios, NYC, December, 1976.
Personnel
[edit]- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
- Paul G. Bogosian, Ernie Royal – trumpet, flugelhorn
- John Drew Kelly – trombone, bass trombone
- Seldon Powell – flute, baritone saxophone
- Irving Spice – lead violin
- Louis Haber, Elliott Rosoff, David Sackson, Louis Stone – violin
- William Phipps – electric piano, clavinet
- A.C. Drummer Jr. – guitar
- Jacob Hunter – electric bass
- Jimmy Young – drums
- Jacqueline Copeland – vocals
- Mike Goldberg – arranger, conductor
- Dennis Williams – horn and string arranger
References
[edit]- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 16, 2009.
- ^ Allmusic Review accessed December 16, 2009.