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Boogaloo

Boogaloo cover
RecordedAug 9, 1968
LabelBlue Note
Released1968
Personnel5 credited players
Discogsmaster 375798

The record

Street-funk pulse drives this late-'60s date, congas locking against George Brown's drums to push the organ deep into groove territory. Alexander's flute and tenor add a loose, searching edge against the backbeat.

Session personnel

  • Richard Landrum — congas
  • George Brown — drums
  • Harold Alexander — flute, tenor saxophone
  • John Patton — organ
  • Vincent McEwan — trumpet

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1995Blue Note · B1 7243 8 31878 1 2 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file · RVG stamp
1995Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 31878 2 9 — CD, Album · RVG stamp
1995Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 31878 2 9 — CD, Album · RVG stamp
1995Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 31878 2 9 — CD, Album, Promo · RVG stamp
2000ArsNova · 8-347 — CD, Album, Unofficial Release, Limited Edition · RVG stamp
1995Blue Note — STEREO
2014Blue Note · UCCQ-5025 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD

Follow the players

Richard Landrum also plays on

George Brown also plays on

Harold Alexander also plays on

John Patton also plays on