- jazz
- 38 min
- 5 tracks
- Blue Note
Mr. Shing-a-Ling is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson, recorded on October 27, 1967 and released on Blue Note in January 1968. The quintet features trumpeter Blue Mitchell, organist Lonnie Smith, guitarist Jimmy Ponder, and drummer Idris Muhammad.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and intimate.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- A1Ode to Billie Joe6:33
- A2The Humpback5:28
- A3The Shadow of Your Smile6:26
- B1Peepin'8:21
- B2The Kid10:59
5 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Lou Donaldson
- Label
- Blue Note
- Released
- 1967
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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