8 thoughts on “ Blues Walk ”

1. 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 scumorsauthatingfull.stefebdicompsagriadergfoundtalawsafet.co 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 /5(42).
2. 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 vein, 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 10/
3. Nov 29,  · This is the mono test pressing of Lou Donaldson's Blues Walk (Blue Note BNLP) from Classic Records. The disk was probably pressed by RTI—known for its high-end audio quality—on gram vinyl. The record is sealed in its original loose wrap. This record is on sale at roughly one-half its retail value/5().
4. With guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, pianist John Bunch, bassist Michael Moore and drummer Butch Miles providing stimulating backup, Vache and Hamilton make for a perfect team on such standards as "Blues Walk" (mistakenly credited to Vache), the leader's "Sissiboo" (based on "I Got Rhythm"), "Blue Bossa" and "The Walker."/5(3).
5. Blues Walk Written-By – Donaldson* A2: Move Written-By – Denzil Best: A3: The Masquerade Is Over Written-By – Wrubel*, Magidson* B1: Play Ray Written-By – Donaldson* B2: Autumn Nocturne Written-By – Josef Myrow: B3: Callin' All Cats Written-By – Donaldson*/5(7).
6. ‘Blues Walk’ helped to kick-start the soul-jazz movement of the 60s and remains the go-to album in saxophonist Lou Donaldson’s canon. On July 28, , a year-old alto saxophonist called Author: Charles Waring.
7. Dec 01,  · This album continued to mark the transition of Donaldson’s alto playing further away from Charlie Parker’s bebop influence into a sparser, more restrained blues and soul sound and Blues Walk is widely regarded as one of the altoist’s finest solo efforts/5(39).
8. Jul 09,  · out of 5 stars Blues Walk by Lou Donaldson is more Jazz But a Truly Great Album. Reviewed in the United States on March 3, Verified Purchase. This album was listed on Rolling Stone Magazine in the " Greatest Albums You Have Never Heard of." They were right this is a great Jazzy Blues style album/5(41).