Released End of August 1965 Soul Finger
(1965) Buttercorn Lady
(1966) Release date August 1965 Label Trip Records | Length 36:42 Artist The Jazz Messengers Producer Jack Tracy Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded May 12 & 13, 1965
New York City Similar The Jazz Messengers albums, Jazz albums | ||
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Soul Finger is an album by drummer Art Blakey recorded in 1965 and originally released on the Limelight label. On the 2009 CD edition, Gary Bartz, whose recording debut this was, was left off the credits - he is the saxophonist (alto) for 5 of the 6 cuts. Lucky Thompson is only on one cut, playing soprano sax on "Spot Session" with the quartet of Blakey, Hicks and Sproles. A sixth cut from the Bartz sessions was used on the later Hold On, I'm Coming album. This was trumpeter Lee Morgan's last recording with Art Blakey after a seven-year association; Freddie Hubbard would return to tour with Blakey's group again in the 1980s.
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Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "The program here showcases the sounds of a band in transition to be sure, but also the sound of a group with nothing to lose; in other words, plenty of chances get taken that might not otherwise fly... this date is well worth seeking out for fans of Blakey's long running, ever evolving unit".
Track listing
- "Soul Finger" (Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan) - 3:17
- "Buh's Bossa" (Morgan) - 5:33
- "Spot Session" (Lucky Thompson) - 7:21
- "Freedom Monday" (Art Blakey) - 6:15
- "A Quiet Thing" (Fred Ebb, John Kander) - 6:56
- "The Hub" (Hubbard) - 7:20
Personnel
Songs
1Soul Finger3:15
2Buh's Bossa5:34
3Spot Session7:23