Lou Donaldson

· Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series

· 180g audiophile vinyl

· Manufactured at Technology Incorporated (RTI)

· RECORDED BY RUDY VAN GELDER

Mr. Shing-A-Ling, has long been considered the best of Lou Donaldson’s funk/soul albums from the late-60s, & includes a who’s who of great soul jazz players including Blue Mitchell, Jimmy “Fats” Ponder & Leo Morris aka Idris Muhammad. Donaldson’s funky version of “Ode to Billie Joe” is the most sampled track in Blue Note history, with artists including A Tribe Called Quest, Kanye West, Drake, Lauryn Hill, Mary J Blige, J Dilla, De La Soul, Eminem, and many more using the track for inspiration.

PERSONNEL:

• BLUE MITCHELL, trumpet
• LOU DONALDSON, alto sax
• JIMMY PONDER, guitar
• LONNIE SMITH, organ
• IDRIS MUHAMMAD (LEO MORRIS), drums

New Jersey, October 27, 1967.

TRACKS:

• A1. Ode To Billie Joe
• A2. The Humpback
• A3. The Shadow Of Your Smile

• B1. Peepin’
• B2. The Kid