• Lou Donaldson – Say It Loud I'm Black And Proud
    • Lou Donaldson – Snake Bone
    • 1. Say It Loud I'm Black And Proud
    • 2. Brother Soul
    • 3. Snake Bone
    • 4. Summertime
    • 5. Caravan

    One of the great Blue Note funk albums from 1969! Features Idris Muhammad on drums and Charles Earland on B3!

    Other Releases by Lou Donaldson

    Lou DonaldsonMidnight Creeper (1968)Blue Note
    Midnight Creeper was the third in a series of stellar soul jazz outings saxophonist Lou Donaldson made for Blue Note in the late-1960s with key players...
    • – Midnight Creeper
    • – Love Power

    Other Releases on Decca / Blue Note

    Freddie ReddShades of ReddDecca / Blue Note
    The underrated hard bop pianist and composer Freddie Redd gained prominence as the composer of the score for the stage play The Connection and continued...
      Sonny ClarkSonny’s CribDecca / Blue Note
      One of the finest pianists of the hard bop era, Sonny Clark followed up his 1957 Blue Note debut Dial “S” for Sonny with the stellar sextet session...
        Jackie McLeanJacknifeDecca / Blue Note
        Jackie McLean’s evocative 1965 album Jacknife captured the saxophonist in a post-bop mode with trumpeters Lee Morgan and Charles Tolliver, pianist Larry...
          • LP 5584591£36.99
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          Horace SilverThe Tokyo BluesDecca / Blue Note
          Horace Silver’s 1962 tour of Japan had a deep impact on the pianist who dedicated his album The Tokyo Blues to his Japanese fans. With his quintet of...
            • LP 5571607£36.99
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            Horace SilverSerenade to a Soul SisterDecca / Blue Note
            Horace Silver had been delivering hard bop classics for over a decade when he moved into more groovy territory in the late-’60s on albums including Serenade...
              Freddie RoachGood MoveDecca / Blue Note
              After appearing on Blue Note albums by Ike Quebec, Hammond B3 organist Freddie Roach made his own run of soul jazz classics for the label including the...
                • LP 5505973£36.99
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                Lee MorganThe GigoloDecca / Blue Note
                After the runaway success of The Sidewinder in 1964, trumpeter Lee Morgan continued his musical hot streak in 1965 on albums including The Gigolo featuring...
                • – Yes I Can, No You Can't
                • – Speedball
                • LP (180 gram) 5880785£27.99
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                Bobby HutchersonMedinaDecca / Blue Note
                Bobby Hutcherson’s cutting-edge 1969 session Medina found the vibraphonist with a remarkable band featuring Harold Land on tenor saxophone & flute, Stanley...
                  • LP (180 gram) 4849856£36.99
                    Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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                  Doug WatkinsWatkins At Large (Tone Poet)Decca / Blue Note
                  Recorded in 1956 for Tom Wilson’s Transition label, Watkins At Large was the first of two albums bassist Doug Watkins made as a leader. With a first-rate...
                    Bobby HutchersonTotal Eclipse (Tone Poet)Decca / Blue Note
                    Killer deep jazz from vibist Bobby Hutcherson on Blue Note, 1970. With Harold Land, Chick Corea, Reggie Johnson and Joe Chambers. Bobby Hutcherson’s...
                    • – Herzog
                    Donald ByrdByrd's Eye View (Tone Poet)Decca / Blue Note
                    Recorded in 1955 for Tom Wilson’s Transition label, Byrd’s Eye View was Donald Byrd’s first issued album as a leader featuring the trumpeter at the...
                      Herbie HancockSpeak Like A ChildDecca / Blue Note
                      Seminal Herbie Hancock on Blue Note, produced by Duke Pearson.
                        Lonnie SmithDrivesDecca / Blue Note
                        Drivin' organ soul jazz on Blue Note, 1970, with sax work by Dave Hubbard and Ronnie Cuber
                          • LP 6514860£27.99
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