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    Lou Donaldson Alligator Bogaloo

    Blue Note
      • 1. alligator bogaloo
      • 2. one cylinder
      • 3. the thang
      • 4. aw shucks!
      • 5. rev. moses
      • 6. i want a little girl

      Deep blue note soul jazz grooves from '67 with Donaldson joined by George Benson,Lonnie Smith and Leo Morris (aka Idris Muhammad).


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          Stanley TurrentineRough 'N TumbleBlue Note
          Stanley Turrentine’s 1966 soul jazz classic Rough ‘N Tumble finds a deep and bluesy groove that doesn’t let up from start to finish. Joining Turrentine...
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            Sidney De ParisDeParis DixieBlue Note
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                Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl
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                    Andrew HillAndrew!!!Blue Note
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                      Eliane EliasIllusionsBlue Note
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                        Dom MinasiWhen Joanna Loved MeBlue Note
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                          Duke PearsonWahoo!Blue Note
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                            Booker LittleBooker Little & Max RoachBlue Note
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                              Gene Harris And The Three SoundsLive At The 'It Club'Blue Note
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                                          Donald ByrdPlaces And Spaces (1975)Blue Note
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                                          MadlibShades of Blue (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
                                          Madlib invades Blue Note! Hip hop producer extroardinaire and world class jazz fiend Madlib gets let loose in the Blue Note vaults with his sampler!
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                                          • New Audiophile 2×LP (180 GRAM) 5507723£36.99
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                                          Donald ByrdSlow Drag (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
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                                            Freddie HubbardBlue Spirits (1966)Blue Note
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                                            • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3856838£34.99
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                                            Horace Parlan QuintetSpeakin' My PieceBlue Note
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                                              Transmissions from Total Refreshment CentreBlue Note
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