• 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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    Lou DonaldsonMr. Shing-A-LingBlue Note
    Killer late 60s funky jazz on Blue Note, including the much sampled version of 'Ode To Billy Joe'.
    • – ode to billie joe
    • Original LP BST 84271£90.00
      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, blue/white Liberty label 1967 Stereo pressing, Van Gelder stamps in lacquer
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