Artist: 
Lou Donaldson

Sunny Side Up

Blue Note Classic Vinyl
€29,99

Release date: 16 October 2026

Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson quickly became a fixture on the Blue Note scene after appearing as a sideman with Thelonious Monk and Milt Jackson in 1952. He also began leading his own dates that year and had notched a dozen leader sessions by the time 1960 arrived and Donaldson was back at Van Gelder Studio recording his excellent album "Sunny Side Up". In many ways a quintessential Blue Note hard bop outing, the set was a winsome program of swinging standards and bluesy originals given deeply felt performances by a quintet with trumpeter Bill Hardman, pianist Horace Parlan, bassists Sam Jones and Laymon Jackson, and drummer Al Harewood.

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Tracklisting:
Sunny Side Up (1960)

A1. Blues For J.P.
A2. The Man I Love
A3. Politely
A4. It's You Or No One
B1. The Truth
B2. Goose Grease
B3. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

Lou Donaldson (alto sax); Bill Hardman (trumpet); Horace Parlan (piano); Sam Jones, Laymon Jackson (bass); Al Harewood (drums)

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Format Album
Release Date 2026
Speed 33 RPM
Size 12"
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