A Soul Experiment

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A Soul Experiment
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Studio album by
Freddie Hubbard
ReleasedJune 1969 [1]
RecordedDecember 11, 1968 (#3, 7, 9)
December 13, 1968 (#1–2, 10)
January 21, 1969 (#4–6, 8)
StudioA&R Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length38:52
Label Atlantic
SD 1526
Producer Gil Fuller, Joel Dorn
Freddie Hubbard chronology
High Blues Pressure
(1968)		A Soul Experiment
(1969)		 The Black Angel
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rolling Stone negative [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

A Soul Experiment is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded between 1968/1969 and released in 1969. [5] [6] [7] It was his third release on the Atlantic label and features performances by Hubbard, Carlos Garnett, Kenny Barron, Gary Illingworth, Billy Butler, Eric Gale, Jerry Jemmott, and Grady Tate.

Contents

Reception

Al Campbell of AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five, stating "This disc pairs separate Atlantic reissues from two of the finest hard bop brass players of all time, Nat Adderley and Freddie Hubbard. A Soul Experiment finds Hubbard grasping for 1969 commercial radio acceptance with shorter songs, and a stab at Jimmy Webb's "Wichita Lineman." A Soul Experiment isn't horrible, but in no way does it represent the artistry of Freddie Hubbard." [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie Hubbard except as indicated

  1. "Clap Your Hands" (Don Pickett) – 3:26
  2. "Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:17
  3. "South Street Stroll" (Barron) – 4:28
  4. "Lonely Soul" – 3:03
  5. "No Time to Lose" (Garnett) – 4:32
  6. "Hang 'Em Up" (Garnett) – 3:08
  7. "Good Humor Man" (Pickett) – 3:43
  8. "Midnite Soul" – 5:19
  9. "Soul Turn Around" (Walter Bishop, Jr.) – 4:01
  10. "A Soul Experiment" – 3:55

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Billboard June 7, 1969
  2. 1 2 Campbell, Al. "A Soul Experiment/Autobiography - Freddie Hubbard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Winner, Langdon (12 July 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone . No. 37. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. p. 36.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 733. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ↑ Lord, Tom (1992). The Jazz Discography. Lord Music Reference. p. 899. ISBN   978-1-881993-09-4 . Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "FREDDIE HUBBARD A SOUL EXPERIMENT". Jazz Journal International. Billboard Limited: 34. 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  7. ↑ Brennan, Matt (2017). When Genres Collide: Down Beat, Rolling Stone, and the Struggle between Jazz and Rock. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 156. ISBN   978-1-5013-1903-7 . Retrieved 15 December 2019.


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