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Color as a Way of Life

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Color as a Way of Life
Studio album by
Released1977
RecordedDecember 1976
GenreJazz
Length36:31
LabelCotillion
ProducerJohn Brantley, Rick Willard
Lou Donaldson chronology
A Different Scene
(1976)
Color as a Way of Life
(1977)
Sweet Poppa Lou
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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

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All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
  1. "Too Much to Explain" (Al Broomfield) – 4:13
  2. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 5:04
  3. "Piece of Your World" (Broomfield) – 4:32
  4. "Passion Fruit" (Donaldson, Johnny Brantley, Rick Willard) – 4:03
  5. "Comin' Thru the Back Door" (Broomfield) – 3:42
  6. "Ebb Tide" (Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman) – 5:18
  7. "Maker's Dream" – 4:53
  8. "Walkin' Sally" – 4:46
    • Recorded at Groove Sound Studios, NYC, December, 1976.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 16, 2009.
  3. ^ Allmusic Review accessed December 16, 2009.