The_Scorpion_(album)

<i>The Scorpion</i> (album)

The Scorpion (album)

1995 live album by Lou Donaldson

For similarly named albums, see Scorpion (album).

The Scorpion: Live at the Cadillac Club is a live album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded in Newark, New Jersey in 1970 for the Blue Note label featuring a performance by Donaldson with Fred Ballard, Leon Spencer, Melvin Sparks, and Idris Muhammad.[2]

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The album was awarded 2 stars in an Allmusic review by Scott Yanow who states "The repertoire is dominated by lengthy funk grooves that are quite danceable but never develop beyond the obvious".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
  1. "The Scorpion" (Leon Spencer) - 10:47
  2. "Laura" (Johnny Mercer, David Raksin) - 5:55
  3. "Alligator Bogaloo" - 13:15
  4. "The Masquerade Is Over" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 4:15
  5. "Peepin'" (Lonnie Smith) - 5:30 Bonus track on CD
  6. "Footpattin' Time" (AKA "Jump Up") - 6:50 Bonus track on CD
  • Recorded at the Cadillac Club, Newark, NJ on November 7, 1970.

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Allmusic Review
  2. [2]
    Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 15, 2009.
  3. [3]
    Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 15, 2009.
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