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