Alligator Bogaloo (Blue Note 80): Vinyl LP BF30 Joe Zawinul

Joe Zawinul

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

Blue Note Re:imagined II once again infuses the spirit of the new UK jazz generation into the legendary label’s iconic catalog

The musical partnership between vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson and tenor saxophonist Harold Land fully blossomed on the 1970 album San Francisco

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Alligator Bogaloo (Blue Note 80): Vinyl LP BF30 Joe ZawinulAlto 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