{"product_id":"pre-order-lou-donaldson-say-it-loud-blue-note-classic-lp-1","title":"Lou Donaldson - Say It Loud! - Blue Note Classic LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series!\u003cbr\u003e180g Vinyl LP!\u003cbr\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray from Original Analog Tapes!\u003cbr\u003ePressed at Optimal!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLou Donaldson had been a Blue Note stalwart since his earliest recordings in 1952 and over the following 15 years produced numerous classic dates spanning bebop, hard bop, and soul jazz. But when the alto saxophonist hooked up with the funky drummer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeo Morris\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(aka\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIdris Muhammad\u003c\/strong\u003e) for 1967's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlligator Bogaloo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eit began a run of great groove-oriented albums including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMr. Shing-A-Ling\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMidnight Creeper\u003c\/em\u003e, and 1968's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSay It Loud\u003c\/em\u003e. Filling out the band were Donaldson's fellow Blue Note labelmate trumpeter\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Mitchell,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eorganist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Earland,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand guitarist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Ponder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon this emphatic session which opens with a firmly in-the-pocket version of James Brown's \"Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud).\" Side 1 also includes deeply soulful versions of Gershwin's \"Summertime\" and Ellington's \"Caravan\" followed by the hard-grooving numbers \"Snake Bone\" and \"Brother Soul\" which fill out Side 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"features\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g Vinyl LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-Analog Pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManufactured at Optimal in Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"musicians\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMusicians\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLou Donaldson\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ealto sax\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBlue Mitchell\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etrumpet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCharles Earland\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eorgan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eJimmy Ponder\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eguitar\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLeo Morris\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edrums\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"selections\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelections\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide I:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSay It Loud I'm Black and Proud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummertime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaravan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide II:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSnake Bone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrother Soul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"UMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56666038042956,"sku":"602465149708","price":5.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/UNILP14970__22723.jpg?v=1770367544","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/pre-order-lou-donaldson-say-it-loud-blue-note-classic-lp-1","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}