The Time Is Right

The Time Is Right is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Donaldson with Blue Mitchell, Horace Parlan, Laymon Jackson, Dave Bailey, and Ray Barretto with Sam Jones and Al Harewood replacing Jackson and Bailey on one track.[3] The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review.[4] It was released on CD only in Japan.

This article is about the album by Lou Donaldson. For the album by Woody Shaw, see The Time Is Right (Woody Shaw album).
The Time Is Right
Studio album by
Lou Donaldson
ReleasedEarly April 1960[1]
RecordedOctober 31 & November 28, 1959
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length37:01
LabelBlue Note
BST 84025
ProducerAlfred Lion
Lou Donaldson chronology
LD + 3
(1959)		 The Time Is Right
(1960)		 Sunny Side Up
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing
  1. "Lou's Blues" (Donaldson) - 5:55
  2. "Be My Love" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) - 5:45
  3. "Idaho" (Jesse Stone) - 5:10
  4. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 4:42
  5. "Mack the Knife" (Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) - 5:17
  6. "Crosstown Shuffle" (Donaldson) - 5:15
  7. "Tangerine" - (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 4:57

Recorded on October 31 (tracks 1, 2, 4-7) and November 28 (track 3), 1959.

Personnel

Tracks 1, 2, 4-7

Track 3

  • Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
  • Horace Parlan - piano
  • Blue Mitchell - trumpet
  • Sam Jones - bass
  • Al Harewood - drums

Production

References
  1. Billboard Apr 18, 1960
  2. Allmusic Review
  3. Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 4, 2009.
  4. Allmusic Review accessed December 4, 2009.
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