De Lawd's Blues

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De Lawd's Blues
Studio album by
Released1980
RecordedJune 26, 1980
GenreJazz
Length48:39
LabelXanadu
182
ProducerDon Schlitten
Billy Mitchell chronology
Night Flight to Dakar
(1980)
De Lawd's Blues
(1980)

De Lawd's Blues is an album by saxophonist Billy Mitchell recorded in 1980 for Xanadu Records.[1][2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
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Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Despite the mostly obscure material, the interpretations are purely straight-ahead, falling between bop and hard bop in style. The musicians all play up to par on Mitchell's third and final Xanadu album as a leader".[3]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "B & B" (Billy Mitchell) – 10:48
  2. "Not Just to Be in Love Again" (Dolo Coker) – 6:11
  3. "Prompt" (Benny Bailey) – 7:59
  4. "De Lawd's Blues" (Mitchell) – 11:06
  5. "Perpetual Stroll" (Rufus Reid) – 12:35

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ziegler, F. and Fitzgerald, M. Xanadu Records Listing Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 24, 2017
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Xanadu Records discography accessed April 24, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. De Lawd's Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2017.