• 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!

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    • – Love Power

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          • LP 5505973£36.99
            Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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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...
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          • – Speedball
          • LP (180 gram) 5880785£27.99
            Classic Vinyl 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
            Bobby HutchersonHappeningsDecca / Blue Note
            Hardcore deep jazz with Bobby joined by Herbie Hancock, Bob Cranshaw and Joe Chambers
            • – Rojo
            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.

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