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Lou Donaldsonhad been a Blue Note stalwart since his earliest recordings in 1952 and over the following 15 years produced numerous classic dates spanning bebop, hard bop, and soul jazz. But when the alto saxophonist hooked up with the funky drummerLeo Morris(akaIdris Muhammad) for 1967sAlligator Bogalooit began a run of great groove-oriented albums includingMr. Shing-A-Ling,Midnight Creeper, and 1968sSay It Loud. Filling out the band were Donaldsons fellow Blue Note labelmate trumpeterBlue Mitchell, organistCharles Earland, and guitaristJimmy Ponderon this emphatic session which opens with a firmly in-the-pocket version of James Browns Say It Loud (Im Black and Im Proud). Side 1 also includes deeply soulful versions of Gershwins Summertime and Ellingtons Caravan followed by the hard-grooving numbers Snake Bone and Brother Soul which fill out Side 2.

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered byKevin Grayfrom the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Tracklist:

A1: Say It Loud I'm Black And Proud
A2: Summertime
A3: Caravan

B1: Snake Bone
B2: Brother Soul