Lou Donaldson – Say It Loud!: BN Classic (180g Vinyl LP)

Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series Edition of Lou Donaldson’s Say It Loud! on All-Analog 180g LP. Mastered by Kevin Gray Directly from the Original Master Tapes and Manufactured at Optimal in Germany.

Lou 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 Leo Morris (aka Idris Muhammad) for 1967’s Alligator Bogaloo it began a run of great groove-oriented albums, including 1968’s Say It Loud! Filling out the band were Donaldson’s fellow Blue Note labelmate Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Charles Earland (organ), and Jimmy Ponder (guitar) on 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).”

This 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.

Musicians:
Lou Donaldson – Alto Saxophone
Blue Mitchell – Trumpet
Charles Earland – Organ
Jimmy Ponder – Guitar
Leo Morris – Drums

SIDE A:

1. Say It Loud (I’m Black And Proud)
2. Summertime
3. Caravan

SIDE B:

1. Snake Bone
2. Brother Soul