Say It Loud!
Posted by MissKai | Posted in Crate Diggin' | Posted on 05-06-2009
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When I returned from Atlanta today, my father & I had a discussion about Blue Note Records. I had to thank my parents for exposing me to such a great catalog of music…definitely an influential part of developing my appreciation of music.
At one point in the discussion, he went up to his study to try to find a Blackbyrds album for a song ID. When he came back down, he also brought this Lou Donaldson LP down to show me…love the cover & fun James Brown cover:
Lou Donaldson - Say It Loud! (1968)
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From: DustyGroove.com
One of the greatest Blue Note funky jazz sets of the late 60s — an all-out soul fest headed up by funky Lou Donaldson, and featuring some incredible work on drums from Idris Muhammad — who was still calling himself Leo Morris at this point! Muhammad’s work on the drums is fantastic — not just in the snap-funk mode of some of his oft-sampled Blue Note classics, but also hitting these nicely changed-up rhythms that dance along with a free sense of joy, love, and life — one that seems to open Lou up even more than before! Other players on the set are great too — and include a young Charles Earland on organ, Blue Mitchell on trumpet, and Jimmy Ponder on guitar — cooking up some incredible licks that fill in the spaces between the grooves with a wash of soulful colors! Titles include a great version of the James Brown Classic “Say It Loud”, plus the originals “Snake Bone” and “Brother Soul” – and surprisingly great takes on “Summertime” and “Caravan”! © 1996-2009, Dusty Groove America, Inc.
ARTISTS
Blue Mitchell (trumpet); Lou Donaldson (alto sax); Jimmy Ponder (guitar); Charles Earland (organ); Leo Morris (drums)
TRACKS
1. Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)
2. Summertime
3. Caravan
4. Snake Bone
5. Brother Soul