Guitar Soul!

Guitar Soul!
Studio album by Billy Butler
Released	1969
Recorded	September 22, 1969; Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:43
Label	Prestige ; PR 7734
Producer	Bob Porter
Billy Butler chronology

Last updated April 05, 2019

Guitar Soul! is the second album by guitarist Billy Butler which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

William Butler Jr. was an American soul jazz guitarist.

Prestige Records American jazz record label

Prestige Records is a jazz record company and label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock in New York City. The company recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz musicians of the day, sometimes issuing them under subsidiaries. In 1971, the company was sold to Fantasy, which was later absorbed by Concord.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Alex Henderson of Allmusic calls the album a "creative triumph" and states "Guitar Soul reflects Butler's diversity".^[2]

Track listing

"Blow for the Crossing" (Charles Black, Billy Butler) - 9:27
"Golden Earrings" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Victor Young) - 4:04
"The Thumb" (Wes Montgomery) - 4:16
"Honky Tonk" (Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott, Shep Shepherd) - 5:46
"B & B Calypso" (Bob Bushnell) - 3:00
"Seven Come Eleven" (Charlie Christian) - 5:43
"Autumn Nocturne/You Go to My Head" (Kim Gannon, Josef Myrow/J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 3:27

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on September 22, 1969

Personnel

Billy Butler - guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
Seldon Powell - varitone, tenor saxophone, flute
Sonny Phillips - organ
Bob Bushnell - electric bass
Specs Powell - drums

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar, or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.

The bass guitar is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses.

An acoustic guitar is a guitar that produces sound acoustically by transmitting the vibration of the strings to the air—as opposed to relying on electronic amplification (see electric guitar). The sound waves from the strings of an acoustic guitar resonate through the guitar's body, creating sound. This typically involves the use of a sound board and a sound box to strengthen the vibrations of the strings. In standard tuning the guitar's six strings are tuned (low to high) E₂ A₂ D₃ G₃ B₃ E₄.

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References

↑ Prestige Records discography accessed March 7, 2013
1 2 Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed March 7, 2013

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[1] Prestige Records discography accessed March 7, 2013

[Allmusic-2] 1 2 Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed March 7, 2013