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Prestige

The Soul Explosion

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Recorded1969
LabelPrestige
CatalogPRST 7629
Released1969
Personnel16 credited players
Discogsmaster 538406

The record

A full band stands behind the tenor: three trumpets in Ernie Royal, Joe Newman and Russell Jacquet, Matthew Gee on trombone, Cecil Payne on baritone and Frank Foster as second tenor, with Milt Buckner moving between piano and organ. Al Lucas plays Fender electric bass and Al Foster drums, so the rhythm section sits in 1969 while the book reaches back to "After Hours" and "St. Louis Blues." Prestige PRST 7629.

Tracks

  1. The Soul Explosion
  2. After Hours
  3. St. Louis Blues
  4. I'm A Fool To Want You
  5. The Eighteenth Hole

Session personnel

  • Cecil Payne — Baritone Saxophone
  • Al Lucas — Bass, Electric Bass [Fender]
  • Don Schlitten — Design
  • Al Foster — Drums
  • Wally Richardson — Guitar
  • David Hancock — Lacquer Cut By
  • Ed Williams (2) — Liner Notes [July 1969]
  • Jan Persson (4) — Photography By
  • Milt Buckner — Piano, Organ
  • Don Schlitten — Producer
  • Frank Foster — Tenor Saxophone
  • Illinois Jacquet — Tenor Saxophone
  • Matthew Gee — Trombone
  • Ernie Royal — Trumpet
  • Joe Newman — Trumpet
  • Russell Jacquet — Trumpet

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1969Prestige · PRST 7629 — Vinyl LP earliest on file
Prestige · P 7629 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue OJC
1973Prestige · PR 7629 — Vinyl, LP
1991Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-674-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1991Original Jazz Classics · OJC-5674 — Cassette, Album
Prestige · 45-726 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD 674-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Prestige · PRC-90 — Cassette, Album

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Al Lucas also plays on

Don Schlitten also plays on

Al Foster also plays on