Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Wailing With Lou
| Recorded | Jan 27, 1957 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1545 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 509489 |
The record
Byrd's trumpet sparks off Donaldson's keening alto on this mid-'50s date, Foster's piano adding a bluesy undertow beneath them. Taylor and Morrison hold the rhythm steady without ever crowding the horns.
Session personnel
- Lou Donaldson — alto saxophone
- Peck Morrison — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Herman Foster — piano
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 19 pressings on file.
| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1545 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Beaded rim NY23 earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; flat edge; laminated sleeve |
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| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1545 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; flat edge; laminated sleeve |
| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1545 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, No frame cover · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; flat edge |
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1545 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, NY23/W63 Transition · RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; flat edge; laminated sleeve |
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1545 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, West 63rd · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1984 | Blue Note · BLP 1545 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1996 | Blue Note · TOCJ-1545 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1999 | Blue Note · TOCJ-9088 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1976 | Blue Note · LNJ-70078 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1976 | Blue Note · LNJ-70078 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1978 | Blue Note — MONO |
| 1978 | Blue Note · GXK 8094 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1990 | Blue Note · BN 1545 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 2005 | Blue Note · TOCJ-6491 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
Follow the players
Lou Donaldson also plays on
Peck Morrison also plays on
Art Taylor also plays on