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Lou Donaldson does attempt to loosen up a bit with Mr. Shing-A-Ling, but the whole affair is a bit stilted and misconceived. Not quite the full-fledged electric funk workout that was becoming commonplace for old-guard soul-jazz musicians in the late '60s, but not quite the bop-inflected soul-jazz of the early '60s. either, Mr. Shing-A-Ling falls into a netherworld that won't connect either with jazz purists or fans of grooving jazz-funk. When the group does try to get funky on the record, the results just sound lazy -- there's no spark to the rhythms, or to Donaldson's melody lines, especially on the embarrassing cover of the pop hit "Ode to Billie Joe." When the quintet settles into a midtempo vamp, Donaldson, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, and organist Lonnie Smith do spin out some good solos, but the lack of energy and enthusiasm the group has for the material makes Mr. Shing-A-Ling a bit of a tiring listen.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Bobbie Gentry, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Blue Mitchell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Donaldson, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lonnie Smith, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Morris, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Capitol Records, LLC
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Blue Mitchell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Donaldson, Composer, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lonnie Smith, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Morris, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Capitol Records LLC
JOHNNY MANDEL, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Francis Webster, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Blue Mitchell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Donaldson, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lonnie Smith, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Morris, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Capitol Records LLC
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Blue Mitchell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Donaldson, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lonnie Smith, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Morris, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lonnie O. Smith, Composer
℗ 1967 Capitol Records LLC
Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Blue Mitchell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Donaldson, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lonnie Smith, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Ousley, Composer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Morris, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Capitol Records LLC
Album review
Lou Donaldson does attempt to loosen up a bit with Mr. Shing-A-Ling, but the whole affair is a bit stilted and misconceived. Not quite the full-fledged electric funk workout that was becoming commonplace for old-guard soul-jazz musicians in the late '60s, but not quite the bop-inflected soul-jazz of the early '60s. either, Mr. Shing-A-Ling falls into a netherworld that won't connect either with jazz purists or fans of grooving jazz-funk. When the group does try to get funky on the record, the results just sound lazy -- there's no spark to the rhythms, or to Donaldson's melody lines, especially on the embarrassing cover of the pop hit "Ode to Billie Joe." When the quintet settles into a midtempo vamp, Donaldson, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, and organist Lonnie Smith do spin out some good solos, but the lack of energy and enthusiasm the group has for the material makes Mr. Shing-A-Ling a bit of a tiring listen.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 5 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:40
- Main artists: Lou Donaldson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1967 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1967 Capitol Records, LLC
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