Alligator Bogaloo

Lou Donaldson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005HD6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,112 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #33 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Boogaloo

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome Stuff!, October 8, 2004

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Karim Nashashibi "SuperFly" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alligator Bogaloo (Audio CD)

This album is one of the finest Jazz-Funk-Swing albums out there. Every song (except for one ballad) is a groove that will make your ears very happy. My personal favorite is track 4, Aw Shucks where Lonnie Smith makes the hammond organ scream....it gives me the shivers every time. I cant reccomend this album enough...it is a must have for anyone that remotley likes this type of music.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the funkiest jazz you'll ever hear!, September 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Alligator Bogaloo (Audio CD)

In this album, Lou Donaldson brings together an all-star group of players to create an amazing piece of music. Between the constant chemistry of Lonnie Smith and George Benson, as a result of previous years of work together, and the always groovin' Idris Muhammad (then Leo Morris) The rhythm section rocks just as hard as he, and corenetist Melvin Lastie Sr.,can. This is definitely one of my favorite, if not my all-time favorite,CDs.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is FUNKY great! Excellent Recording!, March 29, 2007

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JoeyD (los gatos, ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alligator Bogaloo (Audio CD)

I really dug this one, it is mellow and soulful and bluesy and funky all at the same time. Dr. Lonnie is something else on that church instrument of his and he and Lou always seem to make such a great team. And don't get me started on the performance of George Benson (just a young buck at the time) on guitar. Just listening to him on "One Cylinder", it blows me away every time.

This is a fantastic recording and a whole lot of fun. I enjoyed every song and every performance on the album. Besides Donaldson, Smith, and Benson the rest of the quintet is comprised of Melvin Laste, Sr. (cornet), and Leo Morris (drums). Morris does a great job and compliments the Dr. and Lou perfectly. Most Jazz fans will enjoy this one if not love it like I did. It is not hard bop, it's not light jazz, it's somewhere in the middle and it works to perfection in my humble opinion.