The Soul Explosion

The Soul Explosion is an album by jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

The Soul Explosion
Studio album by
Released1968
RecordedMarch 25, 1969
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length36:23
LabelPrestige
PR 7629
ProducerDon Schlitten
Illinois Jacquet chronology
The King!
(1968)
The Soul Explosion
(1968)
The Blues; That's Me!
(1969)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "This blues-based set is full of soul but often swings quite hard with the focus on Jacquet's exciting tenor throughout".[2]

Track listing

  1. "The Soul Explosion" (Gladys Bruce) – 9:17
  2. "After Hours" (Mark Gordon, Erskine Hawkins, Avery Parrish) – 7:30
  3. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 3:06
  4. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) – 8:53
  5. "The Eighteenth Hole" (Bruce) – 3:30
  6. "Still King" (Frank Foster, Illinois Jacquet) – 4:07 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. Prestige Records discography accessed April 17, 2013
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed April 17, 2013
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 111. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 759. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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