Good Gracious!

Good Gracious! is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1963 and performed by Donaldson with Grant Green, Big John Patton, and Ben Dixon.[5]

Not to be confused with the M-Phazes album Good Gracious.
Good Gracious!
Studio album by
Lou Donaldson
ReleasedEarly June 1964[1]
RecordedJanuary 24, 1963
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length41:59
LabelBlue Note
BST 84125
ProducerAlfred Lion
Lou Donaldson chronology
The Natural Soul
(1962)		 Good Gracious!
(1964)		 Signifyin'
(1963)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
All About Jazz(favorable)[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

Reception

The album was awarded 3½ stars in an Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine who states "Donaldson's tone is richer and fuller than it is on many of his early-'60s records, and he really connects with the laid-back R&B grooves and soul-jazz vamps on Good Gracious, turning in melodic, memorable solos... Good Gracious still falls prey to some of the lazy tempos that pop up on most Lou Donaldson records, but it remains one of his finest soul-jazz sessions".[6] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings describes the album as one of Donaldson’s best, in part because of the contributions from Patton and Green.[4]

Track listing

All compositions are written by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bad John" 8:18
2."The Holy Ghost" 8:38
3."Cherry"Don Redman5:17
4."Caracas" 7:19
5."Good Gracious" 6:52
6."Don't Worry 'Bout Me"Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler5:35

Personnel

References
  1. Billboard June 20, 1964
  2. Allmusic Review
  3. All About Jazz review
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 8, 2009.
  6. Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed December 8, 2009.
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