• 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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        Horace SilverSerenade to a Soul SisterDecca / Blue Note
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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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            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
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              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
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