• Lou Donaldson – Say it loud I'm black and I'm proud
    • Lou Donaldson – Snake Bone
    • 1. Say it loud I'm black and I'm 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 DonaldsonEverything I Play Is Funky (1970)Blue Note
    Blue Note take a leaf out of their rivals at Prestige for an all-star soul jazz line-up. Blue Mitchell, Idris Muhammad, Melvin Sparks, Charles Earland,...
      Lou DonaldsonA Different Scene (1976)Cotillion
      Jazz funk 76 from sax player Donaldson post-Blue Note
        • Original LP£20.00
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        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 Blue Note

        Donald ByrdStreet Lady (1973)Blue Note
        Classic jazz funk album written and produced by the magnificent Mizell brothers! Includes 'Lansana's Priestess'. Personnel playing on the album include...
        • – Lansana's Priestess
        • – Miss Kane
        • – Sister Love
        • – Street Lady
        • – Witch Hunt
        • – Woman of The World
        • New LP (180g) MOVLP3396£31.99
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        • Original LP£65.00
          Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, blue label Liberty, Blue Note orig inner, some sleevewear from age
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        Duke PearsonWahoo!Blue Note
        Duke Pearson’s great 1964 album Wahoo! was a perfect encapsulation of his talents as a pianist, composer and bandleader. Writing for a sextet featuring...
          • LP 6510372£27.99
            Part of Blue Note's 'Classic Vinyl' series.
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          Booker LittleBooker Little & Max RoachBlue Note
          Trumpeter Booker Little made only a few albums during his tragically short life including his astounding debut Booker Little 4 & Max Roach recorded in...
            • LP 4881948£36.99
              Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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            Gene Harris And The Three SoundsLive At The 'It Club'Blue Note
            The Three Sounds were one of the most prolific groups on the Blue Note roster from the late-1950s into the early 1970s. Led by pianist Gene Harris the...
              Wayne ShorterJujuBlue Note
              Saxophonist Shorter is joined by Coltrane's seminal rhythm team - McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman and Elvin Jones. Deep and seminal.
              • – Juju
              • – House Of Jade
              • – Yes Or No
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                Wayne ShorterOdyssey Of IskaBlue Note
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                  • LP 3896360£36.99
                    Tone Poet Series
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                  Freddie HubbardHere To StayBlue Note
                  Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard burst out of the gates in 1960 with a torrent of creativity that produced six classic albums in two years including Here To Stay...
                    • LP 6514965£27.99
                      Part of Blue Note's 'Classic Vinyl' series.
                      Expected 17 JanPreorder
                    Donald ByrdA New PerspectiveBlue Note
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                    • – Cristo Redentor
                    • – The Black Disciple
                    • – Chant
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                        Horace SilverSilver 'N Voices (1977)Blue Note
                        Excellent 70s soul jazz on Blue Note from Silver's group with vocal choir. Deep.
                          • Original LP£20.00
                            Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned USA vinyl
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                          Jack WilsonEasterly WindsBlue Note
                          KILLER Blue Note album - 100% essential.
                          • – On Children
                          • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 4509258£39.00
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                          Stanley TurrentineAnother StoryBlue Note
                            • Original LP BST 84336£40.00
                              Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl
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                            Jackie McLeanTippin' The ScalesBlue Note
                              • Original LP BST 84427£15.00
                                Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Blue Note vinyl, French 1984 DMM pressing, VG ONLY
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                              Dexter GordonGettin' AroundBlue Note
                                • Original LP BST-84204£60.00
                                  Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned 1987 Manhattan USA DMM pressing copy in original shrinkwrap
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                                Herbie Nichols TrioHerbie Nichols TrioBlue Note
                                One of jazz’s most tragically overlooked geniuses, Herbie Nichols was a highly original piano stylist and a composer of tremendous imagination and eclecticism....
                                  Wayne ShorterNight Dreamer (1964)Blue Note
                                  Wayne Shorter's debut for Blue Note, with six original compositions. A transitional record but a classic one with Shorter joined by Lee Morgan, McCoy...
                                  • – Night Dreamer
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                                    • New LP (180g) 5524255£28.00
                                      Expected 17 NovPreorder
                                    Sonny ClarkSonny Clark Trio (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                    Pianist and composer Sonny Clark only lived for 32 years but more than left his mark on the jazz world in that time, with countless seminal albums such...
                                    • – Be-Bop
                                    • – I Didn't Know What Time It Was
                                    • – Two Bass Hit
                                    • – Tadd's Delight
                                    • – Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
                                    • – I'll Remember April
                                    Earl KlughCaptain Caribe - The Best Of Earl KlughBlue Note
                                      • Original LP GP-3205£15.00
                                        Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Secondhand Japanese vinyl, no Obi, some sleeve staining
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                                      Donald ByrdPlaces And Spaces (1975)Blue Note
                                      SEMINAL MONSTER LP!!The definitive jazz funk album produced by the Mizell brothers. A classic all the way featuring the essential rare groove cuts 'Change',...
                                      • – Change
                                      • – Wind Parade
                                      • – (Fallin' Like) Dominoes
                                      • – Places And Spaces
                                      • – You And The Music
                                      • – Night Whistler
                                      • – Just My Imagination
                                      Donald ByrdSlow Drag (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                      Wicked 1967 album. Recommended.
                                        • New LP (180g) 3856842£39.00
                                          Tone Poet Edition
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                                        Walter Smith IIIReturn to CasualBlue Note
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                                                • – Dracula
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                                                • – Prints Tie
                                                • – Ummh
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                                                  • Original LP BLP 1531£40.00
                                                    Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned French 1984 DMM vinyl
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                                                  Donald ByrdLive Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux (1973)Blue Note
                                                  "I’ve been waiting over 30 years for this to come out officially" Gilles Peterson "Donald Byrd in a super rare 1973 public appearance of the Mizell...
                                                  • – Black Byrd (Live)
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                                                  • – Introductions (Live)
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                                                  • – Poco-Mania (Live)
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                                                    • LP (180 gram) 3814586£35.00
                                                      Gatefold sleeve
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                                                    Harold VickSteppin' Out! (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                                    In 1963, tenor saxophonist Harold Vick made his sole album as a leader for Blue Note, the underrated soul jazz gem Steppin’ Out. The record finds its...
                                                      • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3814591£36.00
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                                                      Bobby HutchersonStick-Up!Blue Note
                                                      Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson’s 1966 album Stick-Up! found him in the company of a new band line-up with Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Lewis, and...
                                                        • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3573216£36.00
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