Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
As he delved deeper into commercial soul-jazz and jazz-funk, Lou Donaldson became better at it. While lacking the bite of his hard bop improvisations or the hard-swinging funk of Alligator Bogaloo, Midnight Creeper succeeds where its predecessor, Mr. Shing-A-Ling failed: it offers a thoroughly enjoyable set of grooving, funky soul-jazz. The five songs -- including two originals by Donaldson and one each by Lonnie Smith (who also plays organ on the record), Teddy Vann, and Harold Ousley -- aren't particularly distinguished, but the vibe is important, not the material. And the band -- Donaldson, Smith, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, guitarist George Benson, and drummer Leo Morris -- strikes the right note, turning in a fluid, friendly collection of bluesy funk vamps. Donaldson could frequently sound stilted on his commercial soul-jazz dates, but that's not the case with Midnight Creeper. He rarely was quite as loose on his late-'60s/early-'70s records as he is here, and that's what makes Midnight Creeper a keeper.
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Revisión por Stephen Thomas Erlewine
A medida que profundizaba en el soul-jazz comercial y el jazz-funk, Lou Donaldson se volvió mejor en eso. Mientras que le falta la mordedura de sus improvisaciones de hard bop o el funk de Alligator Bogaloo, Midnight Creeper triunfa donde su predecesor, el Sr. Shing-A-Ling, fracasó: ofrece un juego de grooving y funky soul-jazz. Las cinco canciones, incluyendo dos originales de Donaldson y una de Lonnie Smith (que también toca el órgano en el disco), Teddy Vann y Harold Ousley, no son particularmente distinguidas, pero el ambiente es importante, no el material. Y la banda - Donaldson, Smith, el trompetista Blue Mitchell, el guitarrista George Benson y el baterista Leo Morris - toca la nota correcta, convirtiendo en una colección fluida y amigable de vampiros de blues funky. Donaldson puede sonar frecuentemente forzado en sus citas comerciales de soul-jazz, pero ese no es el caso con Midnight Creeper. Rara vez estuvo tan suelto en sus registros de finales de los '60 / principios de los '70 como lo está aquí, y eso es lo que hace que Midnight Creeper sea un portero.
Credits:
Blue Mitchell-trumpet,
George Benson-guitar,
Lonnie Smith-organ,
Leo Morris (aka Idris Muhammad)-drums
Lou Donaldson-alto saxophone,
Blue Mitchell-trumpet,
George Benson-guitar,
Lonnie Smith-organ,
Leo Morris (aka Idris Muhammad)-drums
Lou Donaldson-alto saxophone,
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