Soul Drums

Reception

Jason Ankeny of Allmusic states, "Not so much an album as it is a master class in the art of funk percussion, Soul Drums is the quintessential Bernard "Pretty" Purdie LP, an unstoppable rhythm machine made all the more memorable by its fiercely idiosyncratic production... It is virtually impossible to listen to Soul Drums without nodding your head and tapping your foot—and physical response, not thoughts or words, are its most sincere praise".

Track listing

All compositions by Bernard Purdie except as indicated

1. "Soul Drums" - 3:33
2. "Bee 'N' Tee" (Purdie, Richard Tee) - 2:56
3. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) - 2:41
4. "Soul Bossa Nova" (Purdie, Tee) - 2:46
5. "Jimmy's Back" (Purdie, James Tyrell) - 2:37
6. "Funky Donkey" - 3:01
7. "Bill's Groove" - 2:44
8. "On the Outskirts of Minitown" - 3:19
9. "Testifyin'" (Purdie, Tee) - 2:37
10. "Modern Jive" (Purdie, Tee) - 2:46
11. "Blow Your Lid (But Watch Your Cool)" - 2:40
12. "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (Irving Berlin) - 4:03 Bonus track on CD reissue
13. "Fickle Finger of Fate" (Billy Jackson, Richard Rome, James Wisner) - 1:53 Bonus track on CD reissue
14. "Genuine John" (Cornell Dupree, Chuck Rainey) - 2:44 Bonus track on CD reissue
15. "Soul Clappin'" (Purdie, Tee) - 2:40 Bonus track on CD reissue
16. "Groovin'" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) - 3:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
17. "If You Never Cried" (Jerome Jackson) - 3:08 Bonus track on CD reissue
18. "Stop" (Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman) - 2:48 Bonus track on CD reissue
19. "Time Is Tight" (Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson, Jr., Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve Cropper) - 2:40 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel