Possum Head
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Possum Head
- Artist: Lou Donaldson
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- Release Date: January 28, 1964
- Genre: Jazz
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Possum Head reunites Lou Donaldson with organ great Big John Patton, a component of virtually all of the altoist's strongest Argo label efforts -- time and time again, Patton's sublimely funky grooves effectively sand away Donaldson's wooden edges to create rolling melodic contours. Guitarist Ray Crawford, trumpeter Bill Hardman, drummer Bill Dixon, and the presumably pseudonymous percussionist Cleopas "Mopedido" Morris round out the session, which boasts a lighter, breezier approach than the earlier Signifyin'. Donaldson circles around the hard-driving soul-jazz sensibilities of his later records but never quite commits, instead favoring lyrical solos well-matched to standards like "Laura," "Bye Bye Blackbird," and "Secret Love." An engaging and underrated record, most easily obtained via a 2007 Groove Hut two-fer. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi| Possum Grease (1992 Album by Johnny Lytle) | |
| Possum Head/Signifyin' (2007 Album by Lou Donaldson/Big John Patton) |
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| Studio album by Lou Donaldson | ||||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | January 28, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Argo | |||
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Possum Head is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Argo label in 1964 and performed by Donaldson with Bill Hardman, Big John Patton, Ray Crawford, Ben Dixon, and Cleopas Morris.[2]
The album was awarded 4 stars in an Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny who states "Patton's sublimely funky grooves effectively sand away Donaldson's wooden edges to create rolling melodic contours... Donaldson circles around the hard-driving soul-jazz sensibilities of his later records but never quite commits, instead favoring lyrical solos well-matched to standards... An engaging and underrated record".[3]
Track listing
- All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
- "Possum Head" - 3:15
- "Laura" (David Raksin) - 4:42
- "Midnight Soul" - 4:57
- "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) - 6:28
- "Persimmon Tree" - 5:35
- "FrenesÃ" (Alberto Dominguez, Leonard Whitcup) - 6:15
- "Man with a Horn" (Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenny, Bonnie Lake) - 5:04
- "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:43
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- Recorded in NYC on January 28, 1964.
Personnel
- Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
- Bill Hardman - trumpet
- Ray Crawford - guitar
- Big John Patton - organ
- Ben Dixon - drums
- Cleopas Morris - percussion
References
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 10, 2009.
- ^ Ankeny, J. Allmusic Review accessed December 10, 2009.
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(1964 Album by Lou Donaldson)
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