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Lou Donaldson: Alligator Bogaloo

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In August 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Alligator Bogaloo”, the 28th Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded in April 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Melvin Lastie – cornet
  • Lonnie Smith – organ
  • George Benson – guitar
  • Leo Morris – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

  1. Alligator Bogaloo
  2. One Cylinder – Freddie McCoy
  3. The Thang
  4. Aw Shucks! – Lonnie Smith
  5. Rev. Moses
  6. I Want a Little Girl – Murray Mencher, Billy Moll

Lou Donaldson: Everything I Play Is Funky

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In June 1970, “Blue Note” label released “Everything I Play is Funky”, the 33rd Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded August 1969 – January 1970, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – voice, alto and baritone saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell, Eddie Williams – trumpet
  • Lonnie Smith, Charles Earland – Hammond organ
  • Melvin Sparks – guitar
  • Jimmy Lewis – Fender bass
  • Idris Muhammad – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Bob Venosa/ Havona – design
  • Charles Keddie – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

  1. Everything I Do Goth Be Funky (From Now On) – Allen Toussaint
  2. Hamp’s Hump – Paul Hampton
  3. Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
  4. Donkey Walk
  5. West Indian Daddy
  6. Minor Bash

Lou Donaldson: Relaxing at Sea: Live on the QE2

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In November 2000, “Chiaroscuro” label released “Relaxing at Sea: Live on the QE2”, the 52nd Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded in November 1999, at the “Queen Elizabeth 2” ocean liner, and was produced by SOS Productions in conjunction with HOSS.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – vocals, alto saxophone
  • Nicholas Payton – trumpet
  • Lonnie Smith – organ
  • Randy Johnston – guitar
  • Danny Burger – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.

  1. Harlem Nocturne – Earle Hagen, Dick Rogers
  2. Marmaduke – Charlie Parker
  3. Whiskey Drinkin’ Woman
  4. Midnight Creeper
  5. Fast and Freaky
  6. It Was a Dream – Big Bill Broonzy
  7. Confirmation – Charlie Parker
  8. Now’s the Time – Charlie Parker
  9. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  10. Lou’s New York Theme Song
  11. Jazzspeak 

Lou Donaldson: Midnight Creeper

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In September 1968, “Blue Note” late “Midnight Creeper”, the 30th Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded in March 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – cornet
  • Lonnie Smith – organ
  • George Benson – guitar
  • Idris Muhammad – drums
  • Forlenza Venosa Associates – design
  • Reggie Lavong – liner notes

Track listing:

  • Midnight Creeper – Lou Donaldson
  • Love Power – Teddy Vann
  • Elizabeth – Lou Donaldson
  • Bag of Jewels – Lonnie Smith
  • Dapper Dan – Harold Ousley

Jimmy McGriff: McGriff’s House Party

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On April 18, 2000, “Milestone” label released “McGriff’s House Party”, the 58th Jimmy McGriff album. It was recorded in September 1999, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englwood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Bob Porter.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy McGriff– Hammond X-B3 organ
  • Kenny Rampton – trumpet
  • Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone
  • Bill Easley– tenor saxophone
  • Lonnie Smith– organ
  • Rodney Jones – guitar
  • Bernard Purdie− drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Rodney Jones except where noted

  1. Neckbones a la Carte
  2. Blues for Stitt – Bill Easley
  3. Red Roses for a Blue Lady – Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett
  4. Red Cadillac Boogaloo – George Benson
  5. That’s All – Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes
  6. McGriff’s House Party
  7. Grits, Gravy and Groove
  8. Dishin’ the Dirt – Lonnie Smith

Lou Donaldson: Mr. Shing-A-Ling

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In January 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Mr. Shing-A-Ling”, the 29th Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded in October 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell- trumpet
  • Lonnie Smith- organ
  • Jimmy Ponder– guitar
  • Leo Morris- drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design, photography
  • Del Shields – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Donaldson except where noted.

  1. Ode to Billie Joe – Bobby Gentry
  2. The Humpback
  3. The Shadow of Your Smile – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
  4. Peepin’ – Lonnie Smith
  5. The Kid – Harold Ousley

Norah Jones: Day Brakes

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On October 7, 2016, “Blue Note” label released “Day Breaks”, the sixth Norah Jones studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Norah Jones, Eli Wolf and Sarah Oda.

Personnel:

  • Norah Jones– vocals, electric guitar, Hammond B3, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Dan Lead – pedal steel guitar
  • Peter Remm – electric guitar, Hammond B3
  • Tony Scherr– electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Lonnie Smith– Hammond B3, backing vocals
  • Jon Cowherd– Hammond B3
  • Tony Maceli – bass guitar
  • John Patitucci– bass guitar
  • Vicente Archer – bass guitar
  • Brian Blade– drums
  • Chris Thomas – acoustic bass, bass guitar, electric guitar
  • Karriem Riggins– drums
  • Daniel Sadownick – percussion
  • Wayne Shorter– soprano saxophone
  • Leon Michels – tenor saxophone
  • Dave Guy – trumpet
  • Walter Hawkes – trombone
  • Katie Kresek, Max Moston – violin
  • Todd Low – viola
  • Dave Eggar– cello
  • Catherine Popper– vocals
  • Petter Ericson Stakee – backing vocals
  • Sasha Dobson– backing vocals
  • Dave Eggar – string arrangements
  • Chuck Palmer – arrangements, string conductor
  • Ted Tuthill – engineer
  • Tom Elmhirst– mixing
  • Owen Mulholland – engineer assistant
  • Joe Visciano – mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Marcela Avelar – art direction
  • Danny Clinch– photography
  • Phil Faconti – copyist, orchestration
  • Brandon Bost, Jeff Citron, Cameron Alexander, Adam Tilzer – studio assistant

Track listing:

  1. Burn – Norah Jones, Sarah Oda
  2. Tragedy – Norah Jones, Sarah Oda
  3. Flipside – Norah Jones, Peter Remm
  4. It’s a Wonderful Time for Love – Norah Jones, Sarah Oda
  5. And Then There Was You – Norah Jones, Peter Remm
  6. Don’t Be Denied- Neil Young
  7. Day Brakes – Norah Jones, Peter Remm
  8. Peace – Horace Silver
  9. Once I Had a Laugh – Norah Jones
  10. Sleeping Wild – Sarah Oda
  11. Carry On – Norah Jones
  12. Fleurette Africaine (African Flower) – Duke Ellington