Midnight Creeper


Midnight Creeper is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue [Note Records|Blue Note] label in 1968 and featuring Donaldson with Blue Mitchell, Lonnie Smith, George Benson, and Leo Morris.

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated October 26, 1968, peaking at No. 182 during a six-week run on the chart.

Reception

The album was awarded 4 stars in an Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine who states "As he delved deeper into commercial soul-jazz and jazz-funk, Lou Donaldson became better at it. While lacking the bite of his hard bop improvisations or the hard-swinging funk of Alligator Bogaloo, Midnight Creeper succeeds where its predecessor, Mr. Shing-A-Ling failed: it offers a thoroughly enjoyable set of grooving, funky soul-jazz... Donaldson could frequently sound stilted on his commercial soul-jazz dates, but that's not the case with Midnight Creeper. He rarely was quite as loose on his late-'60s/early-'70s records as he is here, and that's what makes Midnight Creeper a keeper".

Track listing

  1. "Midnight Creeper" - 6:32
  2. "Love Power" - 7:46
  3. "Elizabeth" - 5:37
  4. "Bag of Jewels" - 9:44
  5. "Dapper Dan" - 6:30

Personnel