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Soul People
Soul People is an album by American saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Booker Ervin, and organist Don Patterson. Just like his previous Soul Shack, Soul People features heavily blues-drenched jazz. The original album was recorded in 1964 and issued by Prestige in early 1965. In 1993, it was reissued on CD by Prestige, featuring three additional tracks.
| Soul People | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | Early September 1965[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 25, 1964 (#1-5) August 5, 1966 (#7) September 15, 1969 (#6) | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz blues | |||
| Length | 40:12 original LP 62:44 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7372 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena (#1-5) Bob Porter (#6) Cal Lampley (#7) | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
1993 CD reissue | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing edit
Original LP
- "Soul People" (Stitt) - 9:59
- "Sonny's Book" (Stitt) - 8:57
- ""C" Jam Blues" (Ellington) - 10:00
- "Medley: I Can't Get Started/The Masquerade Is Over" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin/Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel)- 11:16
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
- "Flying Home" (Goodman, Hampton, Robin) - 10:13
- "Tune-Up (Davis) - 4:26
- "There Will Never Be Another You" (Gordon, Warren) - 7:53
- Tracks 1-5 recorded August 25, 1964; #6 on September 15, 1969; #7 on August 5, 1966. Tracks 5-6 previously issued on Don Patterson's Tune Up! (PR 7852).
Personnel edit
Tracks 1-5
- Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone 2 and 4 tenor saxophone 1,3 and 5
- Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
- Don Patterson - organ
- Billy James - drums
Track 6
- Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone
- Don Patterson - organ
- Grant Green - guitar
- Billy James - drums
Track 7
- Don Patterson - organ
- Vinnie Corrao - guitar
- Billy James - drums
References edit
- ^ Billboard Sept 4, 1965
- ^ Soul People at AllMusic
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 185. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1346. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.