A Man With a Horn

A Man With a Horn is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson featuring sessions recorded for the Blue Note label in 1961 and 1963 (but not released until 1999), one performed by Donaldson with Brother Jack McDuff, Grant Green and Joe Dukes, and one with Grant Green, Irvin Stokes, Big John Patton and Ben Dixon.[2]

A Man With a Horn
Studio album by
Lou Donaldson
ReleasedOctober 19, 1999
RecordedSeptember 25, 1961, and June 7, 1963
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length55:48
LabelBlue Note
Blue Note 21436
ProducerAlfred Lion
Lou Donaldson chronology
Gravy Train
(1961)		 A Man With a Horn
(1999)		 The Natural Soul
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Al Campbell, who states "This is a mainly mellow affair with six of the nine tracks exchanging the hard bop and soul-jazz of the times for ballads and slow blues. However, the occasional up-tempo funky surprise does pop up".[3]

Track listing
All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
  1. "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) – 8:32
  2. "Hippity Hop" – 5:46
  3. "Please" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 6:09
  4. "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George Norton) – 6:31
  5. "The Man With The Horn" (Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenney, Bonnie Lake) – 5:49
  6. "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" (Louis Guglielmi) – 4:24
  7. "Prisoner of Love" (Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill, Leo Robin) – 5:12
  8. "Soul Meetin' " – 7:13
  9. "Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 6:12

Recorded on September 25, 1961 (#1, 3, 5, 7, 9) and June 7, 1963 (#2, 4, 6, 8).

Personnel

Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Irvin Stokes – trumpet
  • Big John Patton – organ
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Ben Dixon – drums

References
  1. A Man With a Horn at AllMusic
  2. Lou Donaldson discography, accessed December 8, 2009.
  3. Campbell, A. Allmusic Review, accessed December 8, 2009.
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