The Quarantined Jazz Voyager
Fourteen months and the end of social distancing and mask wearing is not in sight, and remains the fare for the times as does my continual joy of listening to music. So going into my music room I’ve selected for this week’s enjoyment from the shelves the album Good Gracious!. The studio album was recorded on January 24, 1963 at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersy and released on the Blue Note label by saxophonist Lou Donaldson. The album was produced by Alfred Lion and released in the early part of June 1964.
If you’re a fan of Donaldson’s you will notice that his tone is richer and fuller than it is on many of his early-’60s records. He connects with the laid-back R&B grooves and soul-jazz vamps and it remains one of his best soul-jazz sessions.
Track List | 41:59
All compositions by Lou Donaldson except where noted- Bad John ~ 8:18
- The Holy Ghost ~ 8:38
- Cherry (Don Redman) ~ 5:17
- Caracas ~ 7:19
- Good Gracious ~ 6:52
- Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) ~ 5:35
- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
- Grant Green – guitar
- Big John Patton – organ
- Ben Dixon – drums
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