The Soul Explosion

The Soul Explosion
Studio album by Illinois Jacquet
Released	1968
Recorded	March 25, 1969 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:23
Label	Prestige PR 7629
Producer	Don Schlitten
Illinois Jacquet chronology
The King! (1968) The Soul Explosion (1969) The Blues; That's Me! (1969)

The Soul Explosion is an album by jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "This blues-based set is full of soul but often swings quite hard with the focus on Jacquet's exciting tenor throughout".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gladys Bruce except as indicated

1. "The Soul Explosion" - 9:17
2. "After Hours" (Mark Gordon, Erskine Hawkins Avery Parrish) - 7:30
3. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 3:06
4. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) - 8:53
5. "The Eighteenth Hole" - 3:30
6. "Still King" (Frank Foster, Illinois Jacquet) - 4:07 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone
• Russell Jacquet, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal - trumpet
• Matthew Gee - trombone
• Frank Foster - tenor saxophone
• Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone
• Milt Buckner - organ, piano, arranger
• Wally Richardson - guitar
• Al Lucas - bass, electric bass
• Al Foster - drums
• Jimmy Mundy - arranger

References