Sunny Side Up (Lou Donaldson album)


Sunny Side Up is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Donaldson with Bill Hardman, Horace Parlan, Sam Jones, Al Harewood, with Laymon Jackson replacing Jones on four tracks.

Reception

The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who states: "Sunny Side Up is closer to hard bop than the straight-ahead bop that characterized Lou Donaldson's '50s Blue Note records. There's a bit more soul to the songs here.... Even the uptempo numbers sound relaxed, never fiery. Despite the general smoothness of the session, Donaldson stumbles a little but there's enough solid material to make Sunny Side Up a worthwhile listen for fans of Donaldson and early-'60s hard bop."

Track listing

  1. "Blues for J.P." - 5:39
  2. "The Man I Love" - 5:14
  3. "Politely" - 5:52
  4. "It's You or No One" - 3:58
  5. "The Truth" - 5:21
  6. "Goose Grease" - 6:07
  7. "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" - 6:32
  8. "Way Down Upon the Swanee River" - 5:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
Recorded on February 5 and February 28, 1960.

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