Mr. Shing-A-Ling

Mr. Shing-A-Ling
Studio album by Lou Donaldson
Released	Mid January 1968[1]
Recorded	October 27, 1967
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:46
Label	Blue Note BST 84271
Producer	Francis Wolff
Lou Donaldson chronology
Alligator Bogaloo (1967)Alligator Bogaloo1967 Mr. Shing-A-Ling (1967) Midnight Creeper (1968)Midnight Creeper1968

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Mr. Shing-A-Ling is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1967 and featuring Donaldson with Blue Mitchell, Lonnie Smith, Jimmy Ponder, and Leo Morris (better known as Idris Muhammad).^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated

1. "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobby Gentry) - 6:33
2. "The Humpback" - 5:28
3. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 6:25
4. "Peepin'" (Lonnie Smith) - 8:21
5. "The Kid" (Harold Ousley) - 10:59

Personnel

• Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone
• Blue Mitchell - trumpet (#2-5)
• Lonnie Smith - organ
• Jimmy Ponder - guitar
• Leo Morris - drums

References

External links

• "Lou Donaldson – Mr. Shing-A-Ling". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.