The Time Is Right

This article is about the album by Lou Donaldson. For the album by Woody Shaw, see The Time Is Right (Woody Shaw album).

The Time Is Right
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Studio album by Lou Donaldson
Released	Early April 1960
Recorded	October 31 & November 28, 1959 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:01
Label	Blue Note BST 84025
Producer	Alfred Lion
Lou Donaldson chronology
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The Time Is Right is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Donaldson with Blue Mitchell, Horace Parlan, Laymon Jackson, Dave Bailey, and Ray Barretto with Sam Jones and Al Harewood replacing Jackson and Bailey on one track. The album was awarded 3 stars in an Allmusic review. It was released on CD only in Japan.

Track listing

1. "Lou's Blues" (Donaldson) - 5:55
2. "Be My Love" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) - 5:45
3. "Idaho" (Jesse Stone) - 5:10
4. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 4:42
5. "Mack the Knife" (Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) - 5:17
6. "Crosstown Shuffle" (Donaldson) - 5:15
7. "Tangerine" - (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 4:57

Recorded on October 31 (tracks 1, 2, 4-7) and November 28 (track 3), 1959.

Personnel

Tracks 1, 2, 4-7

• Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
• Horace Parlan - piano
• Blue Mitchell - trumpet
• Laymon Jackson - bass
• Dave Bailey - drums
• Ray Barretto - congas

Track 3

• Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
• Horace Parlan - piano
• Blue Mitchell - trumpet
• Sam Jones - bass
• Al Harewood - drums

Production

• Alfred Lion - producer
• Reid Miles - design
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
• Francis Wolff - photography