Mr. Shing-A-Ling
by Lou Donaldson
- Type: Album
- Released: January 1968
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: United States
- Length: 37:48
- Community rating: 3.97/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Solidifying his status as a king of the Blue Note groove, the alto saxophonist delivers a quintessential set of funky, dance-floor-oriented jazz. 'Mr. Shing-A-Ling' heavily features the simmering Hammond B-3 organ work of Dr. Lonnie Smith over infectious boogaloo rhythms. The album's commercial, deeply soulful approach laid a crucial rhythmic foundation for the jazz-funk and acid jazz movements of later decades.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, improvisation
Tracklist
- Ode To Billie Joe (6:33)
- The Humpback (5:28)
- The Shadow of Your Smile (6:25)
- Peepin' (8:21)
- The Kid (10:59)
Credits
- Lou Donaldson - primary artist, alto saxophone, written-by
- Leo Morris - drums
- Jimmy Ponder - guitar
- Peggy Moffitt - model [uncredited]
- Lonnie Smith - organ, written-by
- Blue Mitchell - trumpet
- Bobbie Gentry - written-by
- Johnny Mandel - written-by