Alligator Bogaloo
1967 Blue Note hard bop / soul-jazz classic!

Alligator Bogaloo

Lou Donaldson

€ 26,95
  • LP
Label
Blue Note, UMe
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Description

Alligator Bogaloo is one example of Lou Donaldson's successful combinations of hard bop and soul-jazz. Of the six tunes, three are Donaldson originals, including the title hit. The excellent band, consisting of Melvin Lastin, Sr. on cornet, George Benson on guitar, Lonnie Smith on organ, and Leo Morris on drums, mixes laid-back vamps beneath driving hard bop charts.

The success of the title track surprised Donaldson: "W]e made the date and we were three minutes short. I said we don't have no more material. And the guy said just play anything for three minutes so we can fill out the time. So I just made the riff and naturally the guys could follow it. That's the only damn thing that sold on the record."

Tracklist

A

  • 1.Alligator Bogaloo06:45
  • 2.One Cylinder06:40
  • 3.The Thang05:45

B

  • 1.Aw Shucks!07:15
  • 2.Rev. Moses06:20
  • 3.I Want A Little Girl04:25

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