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Blues Walk

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Blues Walk
Studio album by
Released1958
RecordedJuly 28, 1958
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ
GenreJazz
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1593
ProducerAlfred Lion
Lou Donaldson chronology
Lou Takes Off
(1957)
Blues Walk
(1958)
Light-Foot
(1958)

Blues Walk is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson, recorded on July 28, 1958 and released on Blue Note later that year.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [2]

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey called the album Donaldson's "undisputed masterpiece".[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Lou Donaldson, except as noted.

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blues Walk" 6:44
2."Move"Denzil Best5:54
3."The Masquerade Is Over"5:54
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Play Ray" 5:32
2."Autumn Nocturne"4:55
3."Callin' All Cats" 5:15

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical personnel

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Charts

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2022 chart performance for Blues Walk
Chart (2022) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 98

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Huey, Steve. allmusic
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lou Donaldson – Blues Walk" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
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