Lou Donaldson: Mr. Shing-A-Ling (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) 1LP XMAS Slow Down Sagg

Slow Down Sagg

The quintet take flight on five of Brooks' distinctive compositions including "Good Old Soul

and Byrd In Flight

” and is joined by vocalist Bettye LaVette and Bob Weir and Wolf Bros on a sublime version of “Loser

Recorded in one session at Rudy Van Gelder’s famous New Jersey studio

Lou Donaldson: Mr. Shing-A-Ling (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) 1LP XMAS Slow Down SaggBlue Note, 1968 Mr. Shing A Ling, has long been considered the best of Lou Donaldsons funk soul albums from the late 60s, & includes a whos who of great soul jazz players including Blue Mitchell, Jimmy Fats Ponder & Leo Smith. Donaldsons funky version of Ode to Billie Joe is the most sampled track in Blue Note history, with artists including A Tribe Called Quest, Kanye West, Drake, Lauryn Hill, Mary J Blige, J Dilla, De La Soul, Eminem, and many more