Lou Donaldson • Alligator Bogaloo

 

Review
by Al Campbell
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.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/alligator-boogaloo-mw0000198585

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Reseña
por Al Campbell
Alligator Bogaloo es un ejemplo de las acertadas combinaciones de hard bop y soul-jazz de Lou Donaldson. De los seis temas, tres son originales de Donaldson, incluido el que da título al disco. La excelente banda, formada por Melvin Lastin, Sr. (corneta), George Benson (guitarra), Lonnie Smith (órgano) y Leo Morris (batería), mezcla ritmos relajados debajo de las tablas de hard bop. A medida que los 60 se convirtieron en los 70, Donaldson empezó a recortar la invención del hard bop en favor de una duración más apta para la radio y de 45 rpm, dejando el vamping soul -aunque monótono-. En ese momento, el material de Donaldson adolecía de falta de originalidad. No es el caso de Alligator Bogaloo.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/alligator-boogaloo-mw0000198585

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Tracks:
1 - Alligator Bogaloo 6:45
2 - One Cylinder 6:40
3 - The Thang 5:45
4 - Aw Shucks! 7:15
5 - Rev. Moses 6:20
6 - I Want A Little Girl 4:25

Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson
    Cornet – Melvin Lastie, Sr.
    Drums – Leo Morris
    Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
    Guitar – George Benson
    Organ – Lonnie Smith
    Photography By [Cover Photo], Design – Reid Miles
    Producer – Alfred Lion
    Transferred By [Digital Transfer] – Ron McMaster

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 17, 1967

Label:    Blue Note – CDP 7 84263 2
Format:   
CD, Album, Reissue
Country:    US
Released:   
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/1758134-Lou-Donaldson-Alligator-Bogaloo

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