LOU DONALDSON - HOT DOG (LP)

Lou Donaldson Hot Dog on Vinyl LP! 

From the title, to the cover, to the gritty grooves way down in the wax, this has got to be one of the funkiest Blue Note albums ever made. The set kicks off with a hard and heavy groove from the very first note thanks to some super-tight drumming by a young Idris Muhammad who was already hitting the kit with that snapping post-Popcorn style that would revolutionize funky jazz in years to come! Donaldson smokes on electrified alto sax here and he plays with that great mix of flatness and echo that you'd hear in Eddie Harris' albums of the same time. The rest of the lineup is equally as impressive, with Melvin Sparks on guitar, Charles Earland on organ and Ed Williams blasting away on funky trumpet! Titles include killer remakes of "It's Your Thing" and "Who's Making Love" plus Donaldson originals "Hot Dog" and "Turtle Walk,"  all nice and long and with a really raw sound!

Lou Donaldson Hot Dog Track Listing

1. Who's Making Love?
2. Turtle Walk
3. Bonnie
4. Hot Dog
5. It's Your Thing