(Hard Bop) Lou Donaldson - Blues Walk - 1958 (1987), APE (image+.cue), lossless

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REM GENRE Jazz
REM DATE 1958
REM DISCID 3B080006
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v0.95b4"
PERFORMER "Lou Donaldson"
TITLE "Blues Walk"
FILE "Lou Donaldson - Blues Walk.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    TITLE "Blues Walk"
    PERFORMER "Lou Donaldson"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "Move"
    PERFORMER "Lou Donaldson"
    INDEX 00 06:40:37
    INDEX 01 06:42:60
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "The Masquerade Is Over"
    PERFORMER "Lou Donaldson"
    INDEX 00 12:34:32
    INDEX 01 12:35:62
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    TITLE "Play Ray"
    PERFORMER "Lou Donaldson"
    INDEX 00 18:26:27
    INDEX 01 18:28:00
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    TITLE "Autumn Nocturne"
    PERFORMER "Lou Donaldson"
    INDEX 00 23:58:07
    INDEX 01 23:59:25
  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    TITLE "Callin' All Cats"
    PERFORMER "Lou Donaldson"
    INDEX 00 28:52:35
    INDEX 01 28:54:00

Lou Donaldson's undisputed masterpiece, Blues Walk, marks the point where the altoist began to decisively modify his heavy Charlie Parker influence and add a smoky, bluesy flavor of his own. The material is still firmly in the bebop vein, and the mellower moments aren't as sleepy as some of Donaldson's subsequent work, so the album sounds vital and distinctive even as it slows down and loosens things up. That makes it the definitive release in Donaldson's early, pre-soul-jazz period, but what elevates Blues Walk to classic status is its inviting warmth. Donaldson's sweetly singing horn is ingratiating and melodic throughout the six selections, making even his most advanced ideas sound utterly good-natured and accessible. The easy-swinging title cut is a classic, arguably Donaldson's signature tune even above his late-'60s soul-jazz hits, and his other two originals -- "Play Ray" and "Callin' All Cats" -- are in largely the same vein. Elsewhere, Donaldson displays opposite extremes of his sound; the up-tempo bebop classic "Move" provokes his fieriest playing on the record, and his romantic version of "Autumn Nocturne" is simply lovely, a precursor to Lush Life. The addition of Ray Barretto on conga is a subtle masterstroke, adding just a bit more rhythmic heft to the relaxed swing. There are numerous likable records in Donaldson's extensive catalog, but Blues Walk is the best of them all.