Soulnik

1960 studio album by Doug Watkins
Soulnik
Studio album by
Doug Watkins
Released1960
RecordedMay 17, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length37:31
LabelNew Jazz
NJLP 8238
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Doug Watkins chronology
Doug Watkins at Large
(1956) 		Soulnik
(1960)

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.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

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".[2]

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

References

  1. ^ New Jazz Records discography accessed May 30, 2013
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 30, 2013
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1470. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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