Soulnik | ||||
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Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | May 17, 1960 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:31 | |||
Label | New Jazz NJLP 8238 | |||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Soulnik is the second of two albums led by American jazz bassist Doug Watkins featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the New Jazz label.[1]
Reception
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Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "The use of oboe and cello on some numbers makes the date stand out a bit from the usual hard bop sessions of the period and straight-ahead jazz fans will want to get this".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated
- "One Guy" - 6:17
- "Confessin' (That I Love You)" (Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds) - 6:47
- "Soulnik" - 5:44
- "Andre's Bag" (Doug Watkins) - 6:58
- "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 5:35
- "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:10
Personnel
- Doug Watkins - cello
- Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
- Hugh Lawson - piano
- Herman Wright - bass
- Lex Humphries - drums
References
- ^ New Jazz Records discography accessed May 30, 2013
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 30, 2013
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1470. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.