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The Scorpion
Live album by Lou Donaldson
Released1995
RecordedNovember 7, 1970
VenueThe Cadillac Club, Newark, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length46:32
LabelBlue Note
ProducerFrancis Wolff
Lou Donaldson chronology
Pretty Things
(1970) 		The Scorpion
(1995) 		Cosmos
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic

The Scorpion: Live at the Cadillac Club is a live album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded in Newark, New Jersey in 1970 for the Blue Note label featuring a performance by Donaldson with Fred Ballard, Leon Spencer, Melvin Sparks, and Idris Muhammad.

The album was awarded 2 stars in an Allmusic review by Scott Yanow who states "The repertoire is dominated by lengthy funk grooves that are quite danceable but never develop beyond the obvious".

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
  1. "The Scorpion" (Leon Spencer) - 10:47
  2. "Laura" (Johnny Mercer, David Raksin) - 5:55
  3. "Alligator Bogaloo" - 13:15
  4. "The Masquerade Is Over" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 4:15
  5. "Peepin'" (Lonnie Smith) - 5:30 Bonus track on CD
  6. "Footpattin' Time" (AKA "Jump Up") - 6:50 Bonus track on CD
  • Recorded at the Cadillac Club, Newark, NJ on November 7, 1970.

Personnel

References

  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 15, 2009.
  3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 15, 2009.
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