Lou Donaldson

Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax] – Lou Donaldson
Art Direction [XRCD Reissue], Design [XRCD Reissue] – Scott Warpool
Bass – George Joyner
Coordinator [XRCD Reissue Production Coordinator] – Kevin Berg
Drums – Art Taylor
Liner Notes [Audio Wave Music], Executive-Producer [XRCD Reissue] – Robert Bantz
Liner Notes [Original Liner Notes Written By] – Robert Levin
Mastered By [XRCD Reissue] – Alan Yoshida
Photography By [Photographs] – Francis Wolff
Piano – Sonny Clark
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Reissue Producer [XRCD Reissue Produced By] – Joe Harley
Trombone – Curtis Fuller
Trumpet – Donald Byrd

'Lou Takes Off' originally released in 1958 on Blue Note Records as BLP-1591
'Lou Takes Off' original album artwork © 1958 Blue Note Records.

Recorded December 15, 1957

℗ 2013 © 2021 UMG Recordings

Released as a digibook with digipak style tray and attached 20-page booklet containing original liner notes, session and mastering photographs, illustrated information on the XRCD 24-Bit process, a page on Audio Wave Music, and personnel and reissue staff credits.

Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A) – 693692200164
Barcode (Text) – 6 93692 20016 4
Matrix / Runout – AWMXR0016 H1T
Mastering SID Code – IFPI L236
Mould SID Code – IFPI 4011