Alligator Bogaloo (Blue Note 80): Vinyl LP Blue Note The Long Day Is Over

The Long Day Is Over

plus Lou Donaldson on alto saxophone

Frequency Of Feeling Expansion

This bluesy and spirited offering featured five evocative Hubbard originals including “Soul Surge

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Alligator Bogaloo (Blue Note 80): Vinyl LP Blue Note The Long Day Is OverAlto saxophonist Lou Donaldson scored a hit with Alligator Bogaloo, the jaunty and memorable lead cut and title track of his 1967 soul jazz classic, but the album brims with funky grooves from start to finish with the breezy Aw Shucks, rollicking Rev. Moses, and the sinuous minimalism of One Cylinder. Alligator Bogaloo marked the beginning of a fruitful and long running collaboration between Lou and organ master Dr. Lonnie Smith, with the stellar band