• 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 DonaldsonA Different Scene (1976)Cotillion
    Jazz funk 76 from sax player Donaldson post-Blue Note
      • Original LP£20.00
        Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl
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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

      Duke PearsonIt Could Only Happen With You (1974)Blue Note
      Duke Pearson joined by Brazilian jazz contingent of Airto, Flora and Hermeto on this seminal jazz meets bossa on Blue Note. 'Stormy' is a jazz dance classic,...
      • – stormy
      • Original LP£50.00
        Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, blue label Liberty press, Blue Note house inner, cutout top left
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      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
      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
            Meshell NdegeocelloNo More Water: The Gospel of James BaldwinBlue Note
            Meshell Ndegeocello’s 2nd Blue Note album No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin is a striking homage to the eminent writer and activist James Baldwin...
              Wayne ShorterOdyssey Of IskaBlue Note
              Odyssey of Iska is the fourteenth album by American jazz composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, released on Blue Note Records in 1971. Musicians include...
                • 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.
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                  Booker ErvinTex Book TenorBlue Note
                  Booker Ervin cut two stellar Blue Note records in the late-60s including Tex Book Tenor which had to wait until 2005 for its first standalone release....
                    Joe HendersonMode for Joe (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
                    Saxophonist Joe Henderson expanded his palette on his vigorous 1966 album Mode for Joe with a dynamic septet featuring Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Bobby...
                      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
                                Tina BrooksTrue BlueBlue Note
                                The only one of tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks’ albums as a leader to be released during his too-brief lifetime, 1960’s True Blue is a hard bop masterpiece...
                                  • 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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                                      Freddie HubbardBlue Spirits (1966)Blue Note
                                      Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, James Spaulding, Larry Ridley, Harold Mabern, Big Black. Classic Blue Note session.
                                      • – soul surge
                                      • – jodo
                                      • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3856838£34.99
                                        Tone Poet Edition
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                                      Walter Smith IIIReturn to CasualBlue Note
                                      Saxophonist and composer Walter Smith III enters a new era of his band leading career with his remarkable Blue Note debut return to casual, the long-anticipated...
                                        Jackie McLeanBluesnikBlue Note
                                        Widely regarded as one of Jackie McLean's finest, not to mention most accessible albums, Bluesnik gets the reissue treatment on Blue Note to bring it to...
                                          Horace Parlan QuintetSpeakin' My PieceBlue Note
                                          Horace Parlan struck out in style as a bandleader in 1960 with a swathe of albums for Blue Note, amongst which was this dazzling display with his quintet....
                                            Transmissions from Total Refreshment CentreBlue Note
                                            All the best music has a community underneath it. The extended family around London’s Total Refreshment Centre (TRC) connects continents and generations,...
                                              Grant GreenGreen is Beautiful (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
                                              Another Blue Note killer coming! Grant Green killer 1970 super funky soul jazz LP from Liberty-era Blue Note Records. This is one of the best Blue Note...
                                              • – Ain't It Funky Now
                                              • – The Windjammer
                                              • – Dracula
                                              Bobby HutchersonSan Francisco (1971)Blue Note
                                              100% STONE COLD CLASSIC BLUE NOTE LP!The musical partnership between vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson and tenor saxophonist Harold Land fully blossomed on...
                                              • – Goin' Down South
                                              • – Prints Tie
                                              • – Ummh
                                              • – A Night In Barcelona
                                              Fats NavarroThe Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1Blue Note
                                                • Original LP BLP 1531£40.00
                                                  Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned French 1984 DMM vinyl
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                                                Bobbi HumphreyFancy Dancer (1975)Blue Note
                                                Classic jazz funk album produced by the awesome Mizell Brothers which includes the ESSENTIAL track 'Uno Esta'!
                                                • – Uno Esta
                                                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)
                                                • – You've Got It Bad Girl (Live)
                                                • – The East (Live)
                                                • – Introductions (Live)
                                                • – Kwame (Live)
                                                • – Poco-Mania (Live)
                                                Donald ByrdAt The Half Note Café, Vol. 1 (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                                In November 1960, trumpeter Donald Byrd brought his quintet in to the Half Note Café in New York City to record this soulful, swinging, and highly enjoyable...
                                                  • LP (180 gram) 3814586£35.00
                                                    Gatefold sleeve
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