Blues for Lou

Blues for Lou
Blues for Lou
Studio album by Grant Green
Released	1999
Recorded	February 20 & June 7, 1963
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:53
Label	Blue Note; Blue Note 21438
Producer	Alfred Lion
Grant Green chronology

Blues for Lou is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1963, but not released on the Blue Note label until 1999.^[1] The album combines recordings from two different sessions that featured Green with organist Big John Patton and drummer Ben Dixon. The title track was named for saxophonist Lou Donaldson.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3 stars and stated "While this session may not have met producer Alfred Lion's very high standards, it was worthy of release and definitely a worthwhile investment for fans of Grant Green".^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Surrey With the Fringe on Top"	Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers	5:04
2.	"Blues for Lou"	Grant Green	4:40
3.	"Big John"	John Patton	7:24
4.	"Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying"	Joe Greene	6:55
5.	"Look at That Girl"	Ben Dixon	4:18
6.	"This Little Girl of Mine"	Ray Charles	6:28
7.	"Personality"	Harold Logan, Lloyd Price	3:46
8.	"Have You Ever Had the Blues"	Harold Logan, Lloyd Price	4:28

Recorded on February 20 (tracks 1 & 3-8) & June 7 (track 2), 1963

Personnel

References

^ Grant Green discography accessed September 16, 2010
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2010
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 599. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Green_discography-1] Grant Green discography accessed September 16, 2010

[Allmusic-2] Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2010

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 599. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Grant Green
Studio albums	Grant's First Stand (1961) Green Street (1961) Sunday Mornin' (1962) Grantstand (1962) The Latin Bit (1963) Feelin' the Spirit (1963) Am I Blue (1964) Idle Moments (1965) Talkin' About! (1965) His Majesty King Funk (1965) I Want to Hold Your Hand (1966) Street of Dreams (1967) Goin' West (1969) Carryin' On (1970) Green Is Beautiful (1970) Visions (1971) Shades of Green (1971) Iron City (1972) The Main Attraction (1976) Easy (1978) Matador (1979) Solid (1979) Remembering (1980) Gooden's Corner (1980) Nigeria (1980) Oleo (1980) Born to Be Blue (1985) The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark (1997) Blues for Lou (1999) First Session (2001)
Live albums	Alive! (1970) Live at The Lighthouse (1972) Live at Club Mozambique (2006)
Soundtracks	The Final Comedown (1972)
Grant Green discography

v t e "Big" John Patton
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader	Along Came John (1963) Blue John (1963) The Way I Feel (1964) Oh Baby! (1965) Let 'Em Roll (1965) Got a Good Thing Goin' (1966) Boogaloo (1968) That Certain Feeling (1968) Understanding (1968) Accent on the Blues (1969) Memphis to New York Spirit (1969–70) Soul Connection (1983) Blue Planet Man (1993) Minor Swing (1994) This One's for Ja (1996)
With Lou Donaldson	The Natural Soul (1962) A Man With a Horn (1963) Good Gracious! (1963) Signifyin' (1963) Possum Head (1964)
With others	Am I Blue (Grant Green, 1963) Blues for Lou (Grant Green, 1963) Iron City (Grant Green, 1967) Soul Groove (Johnny Griffin and Matthew Gee, 1963) The Burner (Red Holloway, 1963) Soul Fountain (Clifford Jordan, 1966) Everything Must Change (Johnny Lytle, 1977) Rockin' the Boat (Jimmy Smith, 1963) Steppin' Out! (Harold Vick, 1963) Shoutin' (Don Wilkerson, 1963) The Big Gundown (1984–85) Spillane (1986–87)