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Sassy Soul Strut

Recorded	Apr 17-18, 1973
Label	Blue Note
Released	1973
Personnel	9 credited players
Discogs	master 160273

The record

An unusually electric cast surrounds him here -- Purdie on drums, two guitarists, two keyboard players -- pushing the alto into thicker, funk-soul territory built for dancing.

Session personnel

Lou Donaldson — alto saxophone
Bernard Purdie — drums
Wilbur Bascomb — electric bass
David Spinozza — electric guitar
John Tropea — electric guitar
Horace Ott — electric piano
Paul Griffin — electric piano, piano, organ
Jack Jennings — percussion
Omar Clay — percussion

Contemporary reception

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

Pressings

1973	Blue Note · BN-LA109-F — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file
1973	Blue Note
1973	Blue Note · BN-DA109-H — 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Quadraphonic
1973	Blue Note · BN-XW287-W — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo
1973	Blue Note · BST 84 437 I — Vinyl, LP, Album
1973	Blue Note · BN-LA109-F — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo
1973	Blue Note · BN-DA109-H — 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Quadraphonic, Dolby
1973	Blue Note · BN-LA109-F — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1973	Blue Note · BN-EA109-G — 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Club Edition, Capitol Record Club
1973	Blue Note · 95207 — Cassette, Album, Club Edition
1973	Blue Note · BN-LA109-F — Vinyl, LP, Album
2013	Blue Note · TOCJ-50568 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2014	Blue Note — File, FLAC, Album, Reissue, 24bit 192kHz
2021	Blue Note · UCCU-8117 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue