Alligator Bogaloo
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Alligator Bogaloo
- Artist: Lou Donaldson
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- Release Date: April 17, 1967
- Total Time: 37:10
- Type: Instrumental
- Genre: Jazz
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Alligator Bogaloo is one example of Lou Donaldson's successful combinations of hard bop and soul-jazz. Of the six tunes, three are Donaldson originals, including the title hit. The excellent band, consisting of Melvin Lastin, Sr. on cornet, George Benson on guitar, Lonnie Smith on organ, and Leo Morris on drums, mixes laid-back vamps beneath driving hard bop charts. As the '60s turned into the '70s, Donaldson began shaving off hard bop invention for a more radio-friendly and 45 rpm length, leaving soulful -- yet monotonous -- vamping. At that point, Donaldson's material suffered from a lack of originality. That's not the case on Alligator Bogaloo. ~ Al Campbell, Rovi| Alligator Blues (2007 Album by Long John & The Dancing Gator Band) | |
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Alligator Bogaloo
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| Studio album by Lou Donaldson | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | April 7, 1967 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:38 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84263 |
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| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Alligator Bogaloo is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1967 and featuring Donaldson with Melvin Lastie, Lonnie Smith, George Benson, and Leo Morris.[1]
The success of the title track surprised Donaldson: "[W]e made the date and we were three minutes short. I said we don't have no more material. And the guy said just play anything for three minutes so we can fill out the time. So I just made the riff and naturally the guys could follow it. That's the only damn thing that sold on the record."[2]
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The album was awarded 4 stars in an Allmusic review by Al Campbell who states "Alligator Bogaloo is one example of Lou Donaldson's successful combinations of hard bop and soul-jazz".[4]
Track listing
- All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated
- "Alligator Boogaloo" - 6:57
- "One Cylinder" (Freddie McCoy) - 6:48
- "The Thang" - 3:34
- "Aw Shucks!" (Lonnie Smith) - 7:23
- "Rev. Moses" - 6:27
- "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) - 4:29
Personnel
- Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
- Melvin Lastie - cornet (#1-5)
- Lonnie Smith - organ
- George Benson - guitar
- Leo Morris - drums
References
- ^ Lou Donaldson discography accessed December 8, 2009.
- ^ Donaldson, Lou (2009) (Transcript). Let's Cool One. "Before & After" with Larry Appelbaum. Portland Jazz Festival. https://larryappelbaum.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/before-after-lou-donaldson/.
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Campbell, A. Allmusic Review accessed December 11, 2009.
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