Hot Dog is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1969 and featuring Donaldson with Ed Williams, Charles Earland, Melvin Sparks, and Leo Morris.[4] The album features Donaldson using the varitone amplification system for his saxophone.[5]

Hot Dog
Studio album by Lou Donaldson
Released	Late August 1969[1]
Recorded	April 25, 1969
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz-funk[2]
Length	36:53
Label	Blue Note BST 84318
Producer	Francis Wolff
Lou Donaldson chronology
Say It Loud! (1968) Hot Dog (1969) Everything I Play is Funky (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The album was awarded 2 ½ stars in an AllMusic 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".[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Donaldson except as indicated

1. "Who's Making Love?" (Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis, Raymond Jackson) – 6:46
2. "Turtle Walk" – 7:56
3. "Bonnie" (Tommy Turrentine) – 4:56
4. "Hot Dog" – 10:45
5. "It's Your Thing" (Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley) – 8:59

Personnel

• Lou Donaldson - varitone alto saxophone, vocals
• Ed Williams - trumpet
• Charles Earland - Hammond organ
• Melvin Sparks - guitar
• Leo Morris - drums

References

External links

• It's Your Thing (Instrumental) - Lou Donaldson on YouTube