Live in Bologna (Lou Donaldson album)

1984 live album by Lou Donaldson

Live in Bologna

Live album by

Lou Donaldson

Released| 1984
Recorded| January 1984
Venue| Bologna
Genre| Jazz
Label| Timeless
Lou Donaldson chronology
| Back Street
(1982)  | Live in Bologna
(1984)  | Play the Right Thing
(1990)

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Allmusic| [1]

Live in Bologna is a live album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson, his second recording for the Timeless label, featuring Donaldson's quartet with Herman Foster, Jeff Fuller, and Victor Jones.[2]

## Reception

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The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Steven Loewy who stated "the set as a whole has a joyous and even infectious exuberance that should provide an enjoyable, if light, listening experience".[3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated

1. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 9:26
2. "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 8:30
3. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 9:05
4. "Lou's Blues" – 9:21
5. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) – 6:11
6. "Star Eyes" (Gene DePaul, Don Raye) – 11:45

* Recorded in Bologna, Italy in January, 1984.

## Personnel

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* Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone, vocals
* Herman Foster – piano
* Jeff Fuller – bass
* Victor Jones – drums

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic Review
2. ^ Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 16, 2009.
3. ^ Loewy, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 16, 2009.

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Lou Donaldson

Studio albums|

* Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (1952)
* Wailing with Lou (1957)
* Swing and Soul (1957)
* Jimmy Smith Trio + LD (1957)
* Lou Takes Off (1957)
* Blues Walk (1958)
* Light-Foot (1958)
* LD + 3 (1959)
* The Time Is Right (1959)
* Sunny Side Up (1960)
* Midnight Sun (1960)
* Here 'Tis (1961)
* Gravy Train (1961)
* A Man With a Horn (1961)
* The Natural Soul (1962)
* Good Gracious! (1963)
* Signifyin' (1963)
* Possum Head (1964)
* Cole Slaw (1964)
* Rough House Blues (1964)
* Musty Rusty (1965)
* Blowing in the Wind (1966)
* Lou Donaldson at His Best (1966)
* Lush Life (1967)
* Alligator Bogaloo (1967)
* Mr. Shing-A-Ling (1967)
* Midnight Creeper (1968)
* Say It Loud! (1968)
* Hot Dog (1969)
* Everything I Play Is Funky (1970)
* Pretty Things (1970)
* Cosmos (1971)
* Sophisticated Lou (1972)
* Sassy Soul Strut (1973)
* Sweet Lou (1974)
* A Different Scene (1976)
* Color as a Way of Life (1976)
* Sweet Poppa Lou (1981)
* Forgotten Man (1981)
* Back Street (1982)
* Play the Right Thing (1990)
* Birdseed (1992)
* Caracas (1993)
* Sentimental Journey (1995)

Live albums|

* Fried Buzzard (1965)
* The Scorpion (1970)
* Live in Bologna (1984)
* Relaxing at Sea: Live on the QE2 (2000)

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