Columbia · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Soul Bag
| Recorded | c. 1968 |
|---|---|
| Label | Columbia |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 11 credited players |
| Discogs | master 84238 |
The record
Bernard Purdie's backbeat drives this Columbia session into deep soul-jazz waters, congas and Latin percussion holding the clave steady underneath. Hubert Laws and Sonny Fortune's horn work make this one worth chasing past the better-known singles.
Session personnel
- Victor Venegas — bass
- Mongo Santamaria — congas
- Bernard Purdie — drums
- Osvaldo Martinez — percussion [latin]
- Ray Maldonado — percussion [latin]
- Rodgers Grant — piano, organ
- Sonny Fortune — saxophone [alto, baritone]
- Hubert Laws — saxophone, flute
- Mauricio Smith — saxophone, flute
- Steve Berrios — timbales
- Luis Gasca — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1968 | Columbia · CS 9653 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1968 | Columbia — MONO |
| 1968 | Columbia · CS 9653 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | CBS/Sony · SONP 50015 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Columbia · CS 9653 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Press |
| 1968 | Columbia · CQ 1093 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", Stereo, 7" Cine Reel |
| 1968 | Columbia · CS 9653 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Columbia · CS 9653 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Columbia · CS 9653 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing |
| 1969 | CBS · S 63814 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| — | Columbia · CS 9653 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
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