Possum Head

Possum Head
Studio album by Lou Donaldson
Released	1964
Recorded	January 28, 1964
Genre	Jazz
Label	Argo LP-734
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Lou Donaldson chronology
Signifyin' (1963) Possum Head (1964) Cole Slaw (1964)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Possum Head is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Argo label in 1964 and performed by Donaldson with Bill Hardman, Big John Patton, Ray Crawford, Ben Dixon, and Cleopas Morris.^[2]

Reception

The album was awarded 4 stars in an Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny who states "Patton's sublimely funky grooves effectively sand away Donaldson's wooden edges to create rolling melodic contours... Donaldson circles around the hard-driving soul-jazz sensibilities of his later records but never quite commits, instead favoring lyrical solos well-matched to standards... An engaging and underrated record".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated

1. "Possum Head" - 3:15
2. "Laura" (David Raksin) - 4:42
3. "Midnight Soul" - 4:57
4. "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) - 6:28
5. "Persimmon Tree" - 5:35
6. "Frenesí" (Alberto Dominguez, Leonard Whitcup) - 6:15
7. "Man with a Horn" (Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenny, Bonnie Lake) - 5:04
8. "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:43

• Recorded in NYC on January 28, 1964.

Personnel

• Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
• Bill Hardman - trumpet
• Ray Crawford - guitar
• Big John Patton - organ
• Ben Dixon - drums
• Cleopas Morris - percussion

References

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