''Hot Dog'' is an album by

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Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1969 and featuring Donaldson with Ed Williams,

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, Melvin Sparks, and Leo Morris. The album features Donaldson using the varitone amplification system for his saxophone. The album was awarded 2 ½ stars in an

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review by Steve Huey, who states:

A wildly erratic slice of funky soul-jazz in keeping with Lou Donaldson's late-'60s commercial accessibility, ''Hot Dog'' isn't a total washout, but it's just as hit-and-miss [sic] as many of Donaldson's albums from the era (even if you are a fan of the style)... ''Hot Dog'' does have some worthwhile moments; it's just a pity the overall finished product isn't more consistent". Huey, S. Allmusic Review. accessed December 14, 2009./ref>

Track listing

:''All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated'' # " Who's Making Love?" ( Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis, Raymond Jackson) – 6:46 # "Turtle Walk" – 7:56 # "Bonnie" ( Tommy Turrentine) – 4:56 # "Hot Dog" – 10:45 # " It's Your Thing" (

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, O'Kelly Isley,

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) – 8:59

Personnel

* Lou Donaldson - varitone

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, vocals * Ed Williams - trumpet *

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* Melvin Sparks - guitar * Leo Morris - drums

References

External links

* {{Authority control Lou Donaldson albums 1969 albums Albums produced by Francis Wolff Blue Note Records albums Jazz-funk albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio