Musty Rusty

Musty Rusty
Studio album by Lou Donaldson
Released	1965
Recorded	June 3, 1965
Genre	Jazz
Label	Cadet
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Lou Donaldson chronology
Rough House Blues (1964) Musty Rusty (1965) Fried Buzzard (1965)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Musty Rusty is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Cadet label in 1965 and performed by Donaldson with Bill Hardman, Billy Gardner, Grant Green, and Ben Dixon.^[2]

The album was awarded 4 stars in an Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny who states "Musty Rusty follows in much the same vein as Lou Donaldson's previous LPs for Blue Note... Donaldson originals like "Hippity Hop" and the title tune crackle with energy, and the melodic ingenuity of Green's guitar solos astounds".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated

1. "The Space Walk" (Bobby Dixon) - 6:10
2. "Musty Rusty" - 6:06
3. "Hippity Hop" - 5:20
4. "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" (Louis Guglielmi) - 5:24
5. "Ha' Mercy" - 5:24
6. "Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) - 4:48

• Recorded in NYC on June 3, 1965.

Personnel

• Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
• Bill Hardman - trumpet
• Grant Green - guitar
• Billy Gardner - organ
• Ben Dixon - drums

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 10, 2009.
3. Ankeny, J. Allmusic Review accessed December 10, 2009.