Natural soul - Remasterisé - Lou Donaldson

Note : 5 Parfait

par BulleLitteraire (Voir ses avis) le 13/07/2022

Parfait, produit en parfait état. Rien à redire.

Note : 5 Rolling Lou

par jypso696 (Voir ses avis) le 15/03/2022

After reviewing one too many lacklustre Lou Donaldson albums, I realised that it might look like I don't actually like the alto sax great. But in
truth I actually do love Lou Donaldson, or at least his fifties and early sixties classics. So here's perhaps my favourite Donaldson (it might
change next week)...
After a direct and successful foray into soul-jazz with ‘Here ‘Tis’, Lou Donaldson took a further step away from hard bop and upped the
funk levels a further notch. And as with that first organ effort, Donaldson assembled another crack band, again featuring Grant Green on
guitar, with John Patton providing the Hammond this time around (in place of Baby Face Willette), Ben Dixon on the drumstool and Tommy
Turrentine (brother of tenor sax man Stanley) on trumpet.
The overall feel of the session is one of a relaxed groove, with the three rhythm men providing a cooking pulse, and despite hitting some
fiery highs, the group always sounds easy and comfortably laid-back. Green’s solos in particular simply soar, but also do so leaving a
sensation of euphoria and invigoration. Patton and Donaldson for the most part keep up and match Greens heady solos, while Turrentine
unfortunately mostly sounds awkward and somewhat self-muted, playing behind Donaldson and keeping his lines short, as if he’s
struggling to adapt his trumpet sound from its usual hard bop to suit the slow soul groove being newly asked of him. Amazing

Note : 5 un album fabuleux

par rdb63 (Voir ses avis) le 14/01/2014

En 1962, le saxo alto Lou Donaldson est un des piliers du label de jazz Blue Note et réalise un de ses chefs d'oeuvre avec l'album "The natural soul". il est entouré d'un phénoménal groupe de musiciens avec Grant Green à la guitare, Big John Patton à l'orgue, Tommy Turrentine à la trompette, Ben Dixon à la batterie. Ensemble, ils produisent un jazz tonique, euphorisant, groovy, qui annonce avec des années d'avance l'avènement du funk. Puriste ou amateur, connaisseur ou curieux, ne passez pas à côté de ce bijou !

Note : 5 EXTRA!!!

par VINCE-RECORD (Voir ses avis) le 03/10/2011

Un authentique joyau de jazz dynamique et sublimement rythmé: un régal d'écoute...