{"product_id":"mr-shing-a-ling","title":"Mr. Shing-A-Ling","description":"Personnel: Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone); Blue Mitchell (trumpet); Lonnie Smith (organ); Jimmy Ponder (guitar); Idris Muhammad (drums).\u003cbr\u003eLou Donaldson does attempt to loosen up a bit with Mr. Shing-A-Ling, but the whole affair is a bit stilted. Not quite the full-fledged electric funk workout that was becoming commonplace for old-guard soul-jazz musicians in the late '60s, but not quite the bop-inflected soul-jazz of the early '60s either, Mr. Shing-A-Ling falls into a netherworld that won't quite connect either with jazz purists or fans of grooving jazz-funk. That said, when the quintet settles into a mid-tempo vamp, Donaldson, trumpeter Blue Mitchell and organist Lonnie Smith do spin out some good solos that are worth hearing. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49298210881823,"sku":"602577388514","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/92d4cf05c763bd11a625a6f77ea1e3a3.jpg?v=1777657240","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/mr-shing-a-ling","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}