MR. SHING-A-LING (TONE POET SERIES)

Mr. Shing-A-Ling, has long been considered the best of Lou Donaldson''''s funk/soul albums from the late-60s, & includes a who''''s who of great soul jazz players including Blue Mitchell, Jimmy 'Fats' Ponder & Leo Smith. Donaldson''''s funky version of 'Ode to Billie Joe' is the most sampled track in Blue Note history, with artists including A Tribe Called Quest, Kanye West, Drake, Lauryn Hill, Mary J Blige, J Dilla, De La Soul, Eminem, and many more using the track for inspiration