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Released
  
1966

Release date
  
1966

Label
  
Atlantic Records

Artist
  
Rufus Harley

Producer
  
Joel Dorn

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
April 6 & 29, 1966 New York City

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Scotch & Soul is the second album by piper and saxophonist Rufus Harley recorded in 1966 and released on the Atlantic label.

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Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The bagpipes tend to be a drone instrument and Harley cannot surmount the problem of cutting off notes quickly, but he plays his main instrument as well as anyone and is thus far the only jazz bagpipe player".

Track listing

All compositions by Rufus Harley except as indicated

  1. "Feeling Good" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 7:22
  2. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 6:13
  3. "Taurus the 20th" - 6:56
  4. "Scotch & Soul" - 5:09
  5. "Passing the Cup" - 4:02
  6. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin) - 5:01
  7. "Sufur" - 4:48

Personnel

  • Rufus Harley - bagpipes, flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Oliver Collins - piano
  • James Glenn - bass
  • Billy Abner - drums
  • Robert Gosset - congas
  • Songs

    1Feeling Good7:22
    2If You Could See Me Now6:13
    3Taurus the 20th6:56

    References

    Scotch & Soul Wikipedia