Signifyin' (album)

Signifyin'
Studio album by Lou Donaldson
Released	1963
Recorded	July 17, 1963
Studio	A & R Recording Studio, New York, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	31:37
Label	Argo LP-724
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Lou Donaldson chronology
Good Gracious! (1963) Signifyin' (1963) Possum Head (1964)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Signifyin' is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Argo label in 1963 and performed by Donaldson with Roy Montrell, Tommy Turrentine, Big John Patton, and Ben Dixon.^[2]

Reception

The album was awarded 4½ stars in an Allmusic review by Thom Jurek who states "Donaldson has a band that can cook whatever meat he gives them... the band keeps the beats tight, full of deep backbeat funk and raw soul... No matter how you add it up, the only complaint about these six tracks that can justifiably be mustered is that there weren't more".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson except where noted

1. "Signifyin'" - 7:07
2. "Time After Time" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 2:35
3. "Si Si Safronia" - 5:38
4. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 3:53
5. "I Feel It in My Bones" - 8:15
6. "Coppin' a Plea" - 4:09

Personnel

• Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
• Tommy Turrentine - trumpet - except track 2
• Roy Montrell - guitar
• Big John Patton - organ
• Ben Dixon - drums

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 8, 2009.
3. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed December 8, 2009.