Alligator Bogaloo (Blue Note 80): Vinyl LP BF30 Blue Note Re:imagined II once

Blue Note Re:imagined II once again infuses the spirit of the new UK jazz generation into the legendary label’s iconic catalog

Evans is joined here by bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Larry Bunker for this 1965 recording

Pigeon Peas

and the evocative textures of “Teri” featuring Joe Pass on guitar

Alligator Bogaloo (Blue Note 80): Vinyl LP BF30 Blue Note Re:imagined II onceAlto saxophonist Lou Donaldson scored a hit with Alligator Bogaloo, the jaunty and memorable lead cut and title track of his 1967 soul jazz classic, but the album brims with funky grooves from start to finish with the breezy Aw Shucks, rollicking Rev. Moses, and the sinuous minimalism of One Cylinder. Alligator Bogaloo marked the beginning of a fruitful and long running collaboration between Lou and organ master Dr. Lonnie Smith, with the stellar band