The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Wonder

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The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie
Studio album by Stevie Wonder
Released	September 1962
Recorded	Hitsville USA: 1962
Genre	Soul
Label	Tamla
Producer	Henry Cosby Clarence Paul
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The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie is the 1962 debut album by Stevie Wonder (then billed as "Little Stevie Wonder") on the Tamla (Motown) label.

The LP showcases the twelve-year-old Wonder's talents as a singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. Wonder's mentors Clarence Paul and Henry Cosby wrote and produced the material on The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Wonder, with young Wonder himself also co-writing two of the compositions. The original studio version of "Fingertips" is included on the album; a live version would become Wonder's first hit single.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

1. "Fingertips" (Henry Cosby, Clarence Paul) 3:00
2. "The Square" (Cosby, Paul) 3:03
3. "Soul Bongo" (Marvin Gaye, Paul) 2:20
4. "Manhattan at Six" (Cosby, Paul) 3:47
5. "Paulsby" (Cosby, Paul) 2:47

[edit] Side two

1. "Some Other Time" (Cosby, Paul) 5:11
2. "Wondering" (Paul, Stevie Wonder) 2:51
3. "Session Number 112" (Paul, Wonder) 3:18
4. "Bam" (Berry Gordy, Jr.) 3:34