Rough House Blues

Rough House Blues
Studio album by Lou Donaldson
Released	1965
Recorded	December 1964
Genre	Jazz
Label	Cadet
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Lou Donaldson chronology
Cole Slaw (1964) Rough House Blues (1964) Musty Rusty (1965)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Rough House Blues is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Cadet label in 1964 and performed Donaldson with Dave Burns, Ernie Royal, Phil Woods, Bob Ashton, Danny Bank, Lloyd Mayers Jr., Richard Davis, and Grady Tate, conducted and arranged by Oliver Nelson.^[2]

The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review by Ron Wynn who calls it Donaldson's "Best and most ambitious of mid-60s Argo albums".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated

1. "Back Talk" - 4:01
2. "L.D. Blues" - 3:10
3. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 4:25
4. "Tippin' In" (Bobby Smith, Marty Symes) - 4:50
5. "Huffin' n' Puffin'" - 5:30
6. "Ignant Oil" - 4:50
7. "Rough House Blues" - 6:30

• Recorded in NYC December, 1964.

Personnel

• Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
• Dave Burns, Ernie Royal - trumpet
• Phil Woods - alto saxophone
• Bob Ashton - tenor saxophone
• Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
• Lloyd Mayers Jr. - organ
• Richard Davis - bass
• Grady Tate - drums
• Oliver Nelson - conductor, arranger

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 10, 2009.
3. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed December 10, 2009.