Donaldson, Lou – Midnight Creeper (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) Yuma (Metallic Gold Vinyl) (RSD Black Friday 2023)

Donaldson, Lou – Midnight Creeper (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) Yuma (Metallic Gold Vinyl) (RSD Black Friday 2023)Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson hadn't recorded for Blue Note since 1963 when he returned to the label in 1967 and began a new chapter in his lengthy career. Sweet Papa Lou had helped lay Blue Note's soul jazz foundation alongside Hammond B3 organists including Jimmy Smith, Baby Face Willette, and Big John Patton going back to the late 1950s thru the early 60s on standout dates including his own Here 'Tis, Good Gracious!, and The Natural Soul. Upon his

Spann's career kept him active up until his untimely death in 1970

Love in the Void embraces daring and vulnerability without fear

Stephen Stills

- the record that made him a household name in 1968

Oberst and Bridgers debuted their new band

2 Problem with It

Stumble into Grace

Live And Loud features tracks such as ‘Heart-Shaped Box

using fewer samples than before

There are no arrangements to speak of - an 8 bar intro is fancy stuff here - the better to let Ben Webster

"Masters of War"

In the late '80s