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1	Lou's Blues Written-By – Lou Donaldson	5:56
2	Be My Love Written-By – Brodzky*, Cahn*	5:43
3	Idaho Written-By – Stone*	5:08
4	The Nearness Of You Written-By – Carmichael*, Washington*	4:40
5	Mack The Knife Written-By – Brecht*, Weill*	5:17
6	Crosstown Shuffle Written-By – Lou Donaldson	5:13
7	Tangerine Written-By – Mercer*, Schertzinger*	4:58

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Toshiba EMI Ltd

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson
• Bass – Laymon Jackson
• Congas – Ray Barretto
• Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
• Drums – Dave Bailey
• Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
• Piano – Horace Parlan
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By [Recording By] – Rudy Van Gelder
• Trumpet – Blue Mitchell

Notes

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey on October 31 & November 28, 1959.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4988006684980
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 4025	Lou Donaldson	The Time Is Right ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4025	US	1959
TOCJ-9163	Lou Donaldson	The Time Is Right ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM)	Blue Note	TOCJ-9163	Japan	1999
84025, ST-84025, BST 84025, BN 4025	Lou Donaldson	The Time Is Right ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note	84025, ST-84025, BST 84025, BN 4025	Japan	1992
BST 84025	Lou Donaldson	The TIme Is Right ‎(LP)	Blue Note	BST 84025	Unknown
CBNJ 84025 SA, BST 84025	Lou Donaldson	The Time Is Right ‎(SACD, Hybrid, Album, RE, RM)	Analogue Productions, Blue Note	CBNJ 84025 SA, BST 84025	US	2011