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Soul Symphony

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Released
  
1969

Length
  
43:54

Release date
  
1969

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
August 26 & 28, 1969

Artist
  
The Three Sounds

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Producer
  
Monk Higgins & Dee Ervin

Similar
  
The Three Sounds albums, Jazz albums

The three sounds soul symphony


Soul Symphony is the final album by jazz group The Three Sounds featuring performances with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Monk Higgins recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

The three sounds soul symphony pt 2


Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3 stars stating "Soul Symphony is far from a throwaway; it's a deeply grooved-out tough record with all of the Three Sounds magic on full view, and is highly recommended to any fan of soul-jazz or beat hunting".

Track listing

All compositions by Monk Higgins except as indicated
  1. "Soul Symphony" - 25:55
  2. "Repeat After Me" - 6:43
  3. "Upper Four Hundred" (Dee Ervin, Higgins) - 4:04
  4. "Popsicle Pimp" (Ervin, Higgins) 2:57
  5. "Black Sugar" (Ervin, Higgins) - 4:15
  • Recorded at Liberty Studios in West Hollywood, California on August 26 (tracks 2-6) and August 27 (track 1), 1969

    • Personnel

  • Gene Harris - piano
  • Henry Franklin - bass
  • Carl Burnett - drums
  • Monk Higgins - arranger, conductor
  • David Duke, Art Maebe - french horn
  • Buddy Collette - flute, alto flute
  • Fred Robinson - guitar
  • Alan Estes - percussion
  • Unidentified string section led by Jim Getzof (track 1) and Sid Sharp (tracks 2-6)
  • Alex Brown, Mamie Galore, Clydie King - backing vocals

    • Songs

    1Soul Symphony25:55
    2Repeat After Me6:43
    3Upper Four Hundred4:03

    References

    Soul Symphony Wikipedia
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