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Rough House Blues

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Rough House Blues
Studio album by
Released1965
RecordedDecember 1964
GenreJazz
LabelCadet
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Lou Donaldson chronology
Cole Slaw
(1964)
Rough House Blues
(1965)
Musty Rusty
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Rough House Blues is an album by jazz alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Cadet label in 1964 and performed by Donaldson with an octet conducted and arranged by Oliver Nelson.[2]

The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Ron Wynn who calls it Donaldson's "Best and most ambitious of mid-60s Argo albums".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
  1. "Tippin' In" (Bobby Smith, Marty Symes) - 4:50
  2. "L.D. Blues" - 3:10
  3. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 4:25
  4. "Ignant Oil" - 4:50
  5. "Rough House Blues" - 6:30
  6. "Back Talk" - 4:01
  7. "Huffin' 'N' Puffin'" - 5:30
  • Recorded in NYC December, 1964.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 10, 2009.
  3. ^ Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed December 10, 2009.