Alligator Bogaloo (Blue Note 80): Vinyl LP BF30 The Blue Note Tone Poet

The Blue Note Tone Poet Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was’ admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters

Pigeon Peas

Joe Zawinul

features guitarist Anthony Wilson and pianist Gerald Clayton

which was recorded one month earlier with the exact same personnel featuring Green

Alligator Bogaloo (Blue Note 80): Vinyl LP BF30 The Blue Note Tone PoetAlto saxophonist Lou Donaldson scored a hit with Alligator Bogaloo, the jaunty and memorable lead cut and title track of his 1967 soul jazz classic, but the album brims with funky grooves from start to finish with the breezy Aw Shucks, rollicking Rev. Moses, and the sinuous minimalism of One Cylinder. Alligator Bogaloo marked the beginning of a fruitful and long running collaboration between Lou and organ master Dr. Lonnie Smith, with the stellar band