Here 'Tis [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Lou Donaldson

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 25, 2008)
• Original Release Date: March 25, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B00140GXJM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #52,933 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Finally, "Here 'Tis", October 1, 2008

By	Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Lou Donaldson's "Here 'Tis" is one of those Blue Notes that collectors have been pleading to have reissued for years. Primarily this is because this album marked the recorded debuts of guitarist Grant Green and organist "Baby Face" Willette. (Please note that Grant Green's First Session wasn't released until 2001 -- see my review.) While Green went on to fame, if not fortune, Willette only recorded three more sessions for Blue Note, then seemingly vanished from the music world. However, the impact of both players is strongly felt on this January 23, 1961 session, Donaldson's first using the sax-guitar-organ-drum combo (Dave Bailey is the drummer BTW). Despite the new format, Donaldson was no rookie when it came to great soul jazz, he just previously found it with the help of congas instead of organ and guitar. While I still prefer Lou's more straight ahead jazz albums (see my recent review of "Lou Takes Off"), fans of funky boogaloos and acid jazz grooves will happily proclaim "Here 'Tis."