Soul on Top
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Soul on Top | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
||
| Studio album by James Brown | ||
| Released | 1970 | |
| Recorded | November 10 and 11, 1969 | |
| Genre | Soul/Jazz | |
| Length | 51:57 (2004 reissue) | |
| Label | King/Verve (2004 reissue) | |
| Producer | James Brown | |
| Professional reviews | ||
Soul on Top is an album by James Brown. Brown and saxophonist Maceo Parker worked with arranger/conductor Oliver Nelson to record a big band, funk and jazz vocal album. It was recorded with Louie Bellson and his 18-piece jazz orchestra at United Western Recorders in Hollywood, California in November 1969, and features jazz standards, show tunes, and middle of the road hits, as well as a new arrangement of Brown's funk hit "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".
[edit] Track listing
- "That's My Desire" (Helmy Kressa, Carroll Loveday)
- "Your Cheatin' Heart" (Hank Williams)
- "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
- "It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World" (James Brown, Betty Jean Newsome)
- "The Man In The Glass" (Bud Hobgood)
- "It's Magic" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
- "September Song" (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill)
- "For Once in My Life" (Ron Miller, Orlando Murden)
- "Every Day I Have the Blues" (Memphis Slim)
- "I Need Your Key (To Turn Me On)" (Louie Bellson)
- "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (Brown)
- "There Was A Time" (2004 reissue only) (Brown, Hobgood)
[edit] Personnel
- Al Aarons - trumpet
- Jack Arnold - percussion
- John Audino - trumpet
- Louis Bellson - drums, bandleader
- James Brown - vocal
- Ray Brown - bass
- Pete Christlieb - saxophone
- Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
- Buddy Collette - saxophone
- Nick DiMaio - trombone
- Chuck Finley - trumpet
- Jim Mulidore - baritone saxophone
- Oliver Nelson - arranger
- Maceo Parker - tenor saxophone
- Bill Pitman - guitar
- Tom Porello - trumpet
- Joe Romano - saxophone
- Louis Shelton - guitar
- Kenny Shroyer - trombone
- Bill Tole - trombone
- Frank Vincent - piano
- Ernie Watts - alto saxophone
[edit] References
- Terrel, Tom (October 5, 2004). "James Brown's 'Soul on Top' Reissued". National Public Radio. Retrieved on April 27, 2007.
