The Greatest Little Soul Band in the Land

The Greatest Little Soul Band in the Land
Studio album by J.J. Jackson
Released	1969
Genre	Soul-jazz
Label	Congress CS-7000
J.J. Jackson chronology
The Greatest Little Soul Band in the Land (1969) J.J. Jackson's Dilemma (1970)

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The Greatest Little Soul Band in the Land was J.J. Jackson's first album following his hit single "But It's Alright", both of which were recorded in the UK.

The album was released on the Congress label, which had been relaunched that year by MCA as a subsidiary of Uni Records.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Tobacco Road" (John D. Loudermilk) (6:08)
2. "Tenement Halls" (Scott Fagan–Joseph M. Kookolis) (5:17)
3. "Something for My People" (Jackson) (4:02)
4. "In the Same Old Way" (Jackson–Barnes) (2:56)
5. "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) (6:31)
6. "Fat, Black, & Together"
7. "Win Lose Or Draw"
8. "That's Woman Loving Her Man"

Personnel

• J.J. Jackson - vocals, piano, percussion and arrangements
• Dick Morrissey - tenor saxophone
• Stu Hamer - trumpet
• Terry Smith - guitar
• Larry Steele - bass
• Ronnie Stephenson - drums
• Jeff Whittaker - conga
• John Stanley Marshall - drums
• Rico Rodriguez - trombone
• Roy Edwards - trumpet
• Bill Eyden - drums
• Brian Henderson - organ, keyboards
• Terry Jenkins - drums

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