The Soul Man!

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The Soul Man!
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Studio album by
Released1966
RecordedJanuary 20, 1966
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length40:32
Label Prestige
Producer Cal Lampley
Bobby Timmons chronology
Chicken & Dumplin's
(1965)
The Soul Man!
(1966)
Soul Food
(1966)

The Soul Man! is an album by American jazz pianist Bobby Timmons recorded in 1966 and released on the Prestige Records. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating: "Plenty of funk, blues, and soul-jazz, plus great piano." [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Track listing

All compositions by Bobby Timmons except as noted

  1. "Cut Me Loose Charlie" - 5:40
  2. "Tom Thumb" (Wayne Shorter) - 7:00
  3. "Ein Bahn Strasse (One Way Street)" (Ron Carter) - 7:15
  4. "Damned If I Know" - 6:20
  5. "Tenaj" (Carter) - 7:00
  6. "Little Waltz" (Carter) - 7:09

Personnel

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References

  1. Bobby Timmons discography accessed February 18, 2011
  2. 1 2 Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed February 18, 2011
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  191. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.