Product details
- Label Blue Note
- Artist Lou Donaldson
- Series Tone Poet Series
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2024
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Midnight Creeper by Lou Donaldson.
Step into the smoky glow of late 1960s hard bop with "Midnight Creeper," a Lou Donaldson session that captures the alto saxophonist at his soulful, groove-drenched best. Recorded on March 15, 1968, at the legendary Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, this record carries the unmistakable warmth and clarity that made Rudy Van Gelder's rooms the gold standard for jazz on wax.
The title track opens the proceedings and sets the tone: a slinky, after-hours crawl that lives up to its name, the kind of tune built for dim lights and slow nights. From there the album unfolds with "Love Power" and "Elizabeth" rounding out the A-side, each offering its own shade of Donaldson's blues-soaked lyricism and irresistible sense of swing.
Flip it over and the momentum keeps building through "Bag Of Jewels" and "Dapper Dan," two cuts that showcase the funky, danceable edge Donaldson leaned into during this era. It is music that bridges the sophistication of straight-ahead jazz with the earthy pull of soul and blues, an approach that kept him a fixture of the Blue Note catalog and a favorite of listeners and crate-diggers alike.
This is a Blue Note Records release, originally issued in 1968, presented here as a product of Liberty Records during the period when Blue Note operated as a division of Liberty Records, Inc. The cover markings reflect that lineage across the front, rear, and inside gatefold, with the inside noting Blue Note Records Inc. and printing in the U.S.A. The etched runouts add that satisfying detail collectors look for when tracing a pressing's provenance.
The labels and rear cover carry the modern stewardship of the catalog as well, noting a Blue Note Records release originally released in 1968, with copyright held by Capitol Records, LLC as of 2023, and Blue Note standing as a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC. It is a record that honors its history while remaining a living part of one of the most storied names in jazz.
For fans of Lou Donaldson's soul jazz sound, or anyone drawn to the deep groove of Blue Note's late 1960s output, "Midnight Creeper" is an essential addition to the shelf. Drop the needle, let the title track do its slow, seductive work, and settle in for a session that still creeps up on you all these years later.
Pressing Details:
Recorded on March 15, 1968 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
[On front, rear and inside gatefold cover]
Blue Note a product of Liberty Records
[On rear and labels]
A Blue Note Records release; Originally released in 1968 on Blue Note Records
©2023 Capitol Records, LLC. Blue Note® is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC.
[Inside gatefold cover]
Blue Note Records Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.
[On labels]
Blue Note Records A division of Liberty Records, Inc.
Runouts are etched.
Track Listing:
A1. Midnight Creeper
A2. Love Power
A3. Elizabeth
B1. Bag Of Jewels
B2. Dapper Dan
Artist: Lou Donaldson
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Blue Note
Catalog Number: 602445262250
Series: Tone Poet Series
Release Year: 2024
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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