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Soulnik

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Released
  
1960

Artist
  
Doug Watkins

Producer
  
Esmond Edwards

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
37:31

Release date
  
1960

Label
  
Compulsion

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Recorded
  
May 17, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Jazz albums
  
Other Sounds, Yo Ho! Poor You - Little Me, Just Wailin', Movin' Right Along, Scottie Plays the Duke

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Soulnik is the second of two albums led by American jazz bassist Doug Watkins featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the New Jazz label.

Contents

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Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "The use of oboe and cello on some numbers makes the date stand out a bit from the usual hard bop sessions of the period and straight-ahead jazz fans will want to get this".

Track listing

All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated

  1. "One Guy" - 6:17
  2. "Confessin' (That I Love You)" (Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds) - 6:47
  3. "Soulnik" - 5:44
  4. "Andre's Bag" (Doug Watkins) - 6:58
  5. "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 5:35
  6. "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:10

Personnel

  • Doug Watkins - cello
  • Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
  • Hugh Lawson - piano
  • Herman Wright - bass
  • Lex Humphries - drums
  • Songs

    1One Guy6:19
    2Confessin' (That I Love You)6:51
    3Soulnik5:49

    References

    Soulnik Wikipedia