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A great string of hits and a new sound ushered in an extension of the great Blue Note label's lifespan!!
Many cats from the hard bop era, were now recruited into making a juke box HIT for Alfred Lion and Co.!

[@nickmoys22]

Always been a big fan of Lou Donaldson. Played Blues Walk to death when I was at college back in the 1980s.

[@TheJazzShepherd]

i love him as well.... under appreciated

[@markielinhart]

Peace Dan, and thanks again...✌️🌹🇦🇺

[@TheJazzShepherd]

You are more than welcome Markie~~

[@cahabatunes380]

Love Stanley Turrentine & Lou Donaldson, both underrated, great players!

[@rtblues]

Very cool!

[@gavinshaunbeck5486]

I have to say you really cool , I Dig Your lovely knowledge on Jazz.Thanks

[@TheJazzShepherd]

Thnx my friend

[@AsTheTableTurns]

This was a great education on Boogaloo! I think I’m a big boogaloo fan.

[@TheJazzShepherd]

Its super fun and meant to party too... before the serious disco dancing @ midnight anyway!!

[@postatility9703]

These things will lift your spirits,if they need lifting.Unless your dead.Then that spirit still lives anyway,and will rise from your Earthly body.

[@davidphillips6543]

Nice summary of the genre - and you're right, it kept the lights on for those great albums that came later. I'd love for you to dive into some of those artists, especially Andrew Hill. I always learn something new from your posts - thanks for the dedication.

[@TheJazzShepherd]

look for my edges of Blue Note episode,, (#104) for Andrew Hill

[@williamnow146]

Excellent video Dan....not because I like bugaloo but how you explain it. It seems like most of these bugaloo songs are almost like 3 chord fast blues type. Not my favorite but like you said I think BN tended to put at least one bug type song on many LPs. That’s what sold so I can’t fault them. Very enjoyable and........don’t respond to trolls!

[@djtrishm]

Lee Morgan is an artist I'll be looking for in the future! Thumbs up! Trish

[@alankirkby465]

Hello DJ Trish, there a very interesting Biography on Lee, by Tom Perchard ( English guy ) published by equinox. ( 2006 ) www.equinoxpub.com ( apologies if you already know this )

[@Robertocamero785]

Hi, also a great documentary on Netflix "I called him Morgan" worth watching.

[@alankirkby465]

Saw Lee Morgan, play live with Art Blakey Jazz Messengers, Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UK ( 1961 )

[@mymixture965]

As a musician I can tell you that these rather slow laid back stuff, the Blue Note boogaloo, is hard to play if you want to play it right. It took me some time to get into it, but it was worth it. People love it and it is fun to play.

[@TheJazzShepherd]

i bet tracks like D Byrds Slow Drag, are even tougher..slow is always tough

[@postatility9703]

The Boogaloo is loose,but Blue Note's are tighter than Prestige. This shows how much difference rehearsal time can make,even with the relatively simple structure of what is usually referred to as "soul jazz".Actually, creating a memorable solo to this material is not easy.I hope listeners have,or will,appreciate Lee Morgan's incredibly hip solo on "Sidewinder",one of the best in this genre of all time!

[@lukedermott1589]

Just discovered the channel and loving it. I have a lot of the records you played and haven’t really given them the attention/respect they deserve.

[@TheJazzShepherd]

Dig in brutha it's great stuff 😁

[@lukedermott1589]

@@TheJazzShepherd yeah man. I have a new perspective. I always thought it was fluff. About to throw on some Lou Donaldson right now.

[@TheJazzShepherd]

@@lukedermott1589 its kind of GOLD if you ask me, fun grooves and black church serious throw down playing

[@lukedermott1589]

@@TheJazzShepherd and now I know. Appreciate the info. I’ll check out some more of your vids later. I might have a whole bunch of under appreciated records just sitting around lol.

[@vuch9802]

Fun episode! Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge! It has been so much fun to tune in and see where you are going to take us next. I love Hank Mobley - A Caddy For Daddy!

[@dcrook232323]

Some spot on comments bud. 👍 Lee's release came at a VITAL time for sure. I say this often, the BN covers(!) are a legit 33% of my appreciation & enjoyment from the label. They are art in and of itself IMO. Again, great "fill in" BN commenting we all appreciate.

[@TheJazzShepherd]

absolutely the best cover design, use of color, use of photos,,they set the standard

[@postatility9703]

Great,great,great selections!But where's Big John Patton?

[@mikel4797]

Hi Dan, I love this stuff. Fantastic episode.

[@TheJazzShepherd]

Thnx buddy!!

[@Robertocamero785]

This is the music that got me into jazz, mid 60s funky boogaloo. Brilliant selection of albums. Meatwave one of my favourites. Big John Patton's version of the turnaround is also killer. Great club music. Thanks brother.

[@silvanaorozco6568]

Hey I'm a newcomer great channel!

[@TheJazzShepherd]

thnk u sir

[@harchitb]

jody grind is my fav jazz album as a newcomer. every song grooves like hell

[@TheJazzShepherd]

JODY GRIND IS A GREAT SET!!!

[@edwardevans652]

I LOVE “The Jody Grind.” Horace Silver’s compositions on that record are so full of joy and there’s so much fun happening all over the entire album. “Mexican Hip Dance” is one of my all time favorites!

[@harchitb]

@@edwardevans652 Mexican hip dance is also my favorite actually. I never knew drums could be played that way until that song. Humphries plays entire lyrical passages with the hihat and snare comping. Especially during Horace's solo

[@edwardevans652]

@Harchit Bhatoia ABSOLUTELY!!! Roger Humphries drumming on “Mary Lou” is Bossa Nova bliss and Larry Ridley’s bass playing is incredibly melodic throughout. LOVE this record so much, I had to buy a backup copy so I don’t wear out my first press. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

[@harchitb]

@@edwardevans652 this is the album that made me a jazz lover after only listening to classic rock. Def changed my life

[@vishalpanchal911]

Important topic. Thanks. Congrats in surpassing 1K followers. Keep up the great work.

[@TheJazzShepherd]

thnx my brutha!!!

[@tonystevenson6068]

Hi Dan Stanley Turrentine like you say he could fit in to most genres did he play on some Jimmy Smith recordings?cool stuff.thanks.Tony.

[@ourcatlovesjazz]

great video- didnt know there was a name for this music. ive started with Lou Donaldson now i have a list to hunt for!

[@TheJazzShepherd]

Yeah Great fun tracks to dig to!!

[@discus276]

Hi Dan - It seems like I've been listening to these classic Blue Notes for ever. They are all just wonderful examples of straight ahead soul stirring modern jazz, but in all that time I've never ever thought I was listening to Boogaloo (except of course for Lou Donaldson's Aligator B Album) !!!!!. The Dictionary says ' Boogaloo : A dance to rock and roll music performed with swivelling and shuffling movements of the body'. This music doesn't seem to fit the dictionary description of Boogaloo at all IMHO , but I accept that some people think it's an appropriate description to use. If I recall, Horace Silver was the first person to use the words ' Soul Jazz' to describe this very catchy slightly gospel enfused music on all these Albums, and I'm sure Horace never thought himself as a boogaloo player. So to me this stuff is just straight ahead soul jazz at it's very best. I suppose in the end it doesn't matter what anyone calls this style of music, because it's the thrill of listening to wonderful playing that REALLY counts. Thanks for this session Dan.

[@TheJazzShepherd]

yeah the line betweeen soul jazz and BN Boogalooo is very thin,....... there is a bit of a cookie cut sound tho to these songs, that almost lways start these lps

[@rutgervangestel]

great video hope to find a original pressing of some of these.

[@TheJazzShepherd]

they are out there .....n not as e xpensive as the Hard Bop BNs

[@ctamoroso1]

Love the Plastikman slipmat ;)

[@IsotopeFeaney]

I just got turn on to your channel and love what your doing. This may be off topic, but I just wanted to share one of my favorite two record sets. Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan - Night of Cookers 2lp set. This set is one of my favorite live albums. I love the battle that ensues between the two and the fact that the shortest cut is 19min. Talk about having room to express yourself.

[@TheJazzShepherd]

Love that Hubbard set

[@brianshank1419]

Killer video as always, Dan. Something about The Slow Drag by Donald Byrd instantly resonated with me when you discussed it. Any other similar slower tempo boogaloo numbers that you can suggest? What a great discovery.

[@TheJazzShepherd]

Love that track, play it DJn a lot There was one other slower number in the video... but I cant recall right now what it was...

[@jonathanedwards8696]

It's not a shuffle. I appreciate the way you got dressed up to make your video. Are you a musicologist? You use a lot of incorrect terms.

[@TheJazzShepherd]

incorrect terms? like what?

[@TheJazzShepherd]

I do play some by ear , guitar, piano drums..but not traind...i let feel govern me

[@jeffreysobczynski7113]

Dan - don’t listen to this know it all dork, I loved the segment Call me stupid, but I loved it