| Soul Village | ||||
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| Studio album by Walter Bishop Jr. | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | June 1977 | |||
| Studio | CI Recording, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Muse MR 5142 | |||
| Producer | Mitch Farber | |||
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Soul Village is an album by pianist Walter Bishop Jr. which was recorded in 1977 and released on the Muse label. [1] [2] [3]
Walter Bishop Jr. was an American jazz pianist.
Muse Records was a jazz record company and label founded in New York City by Joe Fields in 1972.
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| AllMusic |    |
Ron Wynn of AllMusic stated "Interesting, often intriguing work that plays off a village concept on the title track, but is otherwise a pretty standard, although expertly performed, batch of standards and bop originals". [4]
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All compositions by Walter Bishop Jr. except where noted.
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