is one of alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson's best soul jazz Blue Note Recordings.Hopefully you can forgive the, for lack of a better adjective,"stupid" and totally unrelated cover art.
"Liberty Records had already bought out Blue Note owner Alfred Lion and graphic artist Reid Miles had been let go.
Many of the covers of the late 60's tried to capture this type of upper crust "modern" hipster look" "just my own hypothesis", but they are usually dreadful covers.
Despite the Bad cover, the music is the best kind of funky soul jazz, gut bucket and earthy, with plenty of solo space for Donaldson and who ever the Organ player might happen to be, in this case the organist is Dr. Lonnie Smith.
The title track is one of those rare grooves that just finds its way down deep in your soul, I will freely admit, as much as I like the straight ahead bop, hard bop and free bop, I can't get enough of these Hammond B-3 Organ jazz classics.
Sometimes it seems as if Lou isn't all the way into it, Maybe he felt sheepish about recording a payday? No doubt this music was meant for the dance clubs and juke boxes, and specifically marketed to young Americans.
If you're looking to start a Lou Donaldson collection, Alligator Bogaloo, Midnight Creeper,
and Blues Walk 
would be great places to start.
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