Lou Donaldson: Midnight Creeper LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) etjs-67.2 Teni Tinks

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The Detroit native had moved to New York and begun to garner recognition for his contributions to the Art Blakey-Horace Silver co-led iteration of the Jazz Messengers as well as Bud Powell’s trio when Wilson decided to give him the opportunity to front his own recording date

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Recorded - May 12

Lou Donaldson: Midnight Creeper LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) etjs-67.2 Teni TinksBlue Note, 1968 Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson hadnt recorded for Blue Note since 1963 when he returned to the label in 1967 and began a new chapter in his lengthy career. Sweet Papa Lou had helped lay Blue Notes soul jazz foundation alongside Hammond B3 organists including Jimmy Smith, Baby Face Willette, and Big John Patton going back to the late 1950s thru the early 60s on standout dates including his own Here Tis, Good Gracious!, and The Natural