Soul Is... Pretty Purdie
| Soul Is... Pretty Purdie | ||||
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| Studio album by Pretty Purdie | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded |
March 10 & June 23, 1972 New York City | |||
| Genre | Funk, Soul, Soul jazz | |||
| Length | 32:54 | |||
| Label |
Flying Dutchman FD-10154 | |||
| Producer | Bernard Purdie & Bob Thiele | |||
| Bernard Purdie chronology | ||||
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Soul Is... Pretty Purdie is an album led by R&B drummer Bernard Purdie which was recorded for the Flying Dutchman label in 1972.[1][2]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars.[3]
Track listing
- "What's Going On/Ain't No Sunshine" (Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye/Bill Withers) - 3:58
- "Don't Go" (Bernard "Pretty" Purdie) - 3:15
- "Good Livin' (Good Lovin')" (Horace Ott) - 3:35
- "Day Dreaming" (Aretha Franklin) - 5:05
- "Song for Aretha" (Ott, Purdie, Bob Thiele) - 7:30
- "Put It Where You Want It" (Joe Sample) - 5:15
- "Heavy Soul Slinger" (Ott) - 4:16
Personnel
- Bernard Purdie - drums, vocals
- Danny Moore, Ernie Royal - trumpet (tracks 2 & 5)
- Garnett Brown - trombone (tracks 2 & 5)
- Jimmy Powell - alto saxophone (tracks 2 & 5)
- Charlie Brown (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7), Harold Vick (tracks 2 & 5), Seldon Powell (tracks 2 & 5) - tenor saxophone
- Arthur Clarke - baritone saxophone (tracks 2 & 5)
- Cornell Dupree (tracks 2 & 5), Jay Berliner (tracks 2 & 5), Billy Nichols (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7), Lloyd Davis (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7) - guitar
- Horace Ott - electric piano, piano, arranger, conductor
- Paul Griffin (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Richard Tee (Tracks 2 & 5) - organ
- Jerry Jemmott (tracks 2 & 5), Paul Martinez - electric bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7)
- Norman Pride - congas, bongos
- Gayle Dixon, Julien Barber, Noel DaCosta, Sanford Allen - violin (tracks 2 & 5)
- Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke - viola (tracks 2 & 5)
- Kermit Moore, Ronald Lipscomb - cello (tracks 2 & 5)
- Ralph MacDonald - bongos (track 2 & 5)
- Gordon Powell - percussion (tracks 2 & 5)
- Barbara Massey, Carl Hall, Eileen Gilbert, Hilda Harris, Maeretha Stewart - backing vocals (track 5)
Production
- Bob Thiele - producer
- Bob Simpson and Tony May - engineer
References
- ↑ Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed July 4, 2013
- ↑ Bernard Purdie discography accessed July 4, 2013
- 1 2 Allmusic listing accessed July 4, 2013.
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