In April 1960, “Blue Note” label released “The Time Is Right”, the eleventh Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded October – November 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

• Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
• Blue Mitchell – trumpet
• Horace Parlan – piano
• Laymon Jackson – bass
• Sam Jones – bass
• Dave Bailey – drums
• Al Harewood – drums
• Ray Barretto – congas
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Ira Gitler – technical personnel

Track listing:

1. Lou’s Blues – Lou Donaldson
2. Be My Love – Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn
3. Idaho – Jesse Stone
4. The Nearness of You – Hoagy Camichael, Ned Washington
5. Mack the Knife – Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
6. Crosstown Shuffle – Lou Donaldson
7. Tangerine – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger