Mr. Soul (John Wright album)

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Mr. Soul
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Studio album by
John Wright
Released1962
RecordedApril 10, 1962
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length35:01
Label Prestige
PRLP 7233
Producer Esmond Edwards
John Wright chronology
Makin' Out
(1962)		Mr. Soul
(1962)		 The Last Amen
(1965)

Mr. Soul is an album by jazz pianist John Wright which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label. [1] [2] [3]

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Track listing

All compositions by John Wright, except where indicated.

  1. "Our Waltz" (David Rose, Nat Burton) – 5:21
  2. "Blue Prelude" (Gordon Jenkins, Joe Bishop) – 3:25
  3. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 5:29
  4. "Everything's Gonna Work Out Fine" – 3:24
  5. "Mr. Soul" (Esmond Edwards) – 5:32
  6. "Shake" – 2:31
  7. "Strut" – 5:16
  8. "Now Hang in There" – 4:03

Personnel

Performers

Production

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References

  1. ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed November 30, 2018
  2. ↑ Fitzgerald, M. John Wright Leader Entry accessed November 30, 2018
  3. ↑ Jazzlists: Prestige Records 7000 series discography accessed November 30, 2018
  4. ↑ John Wright: Mr. Soul – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1532. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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