Soulnik is the second of two albums led by American jazz bassist Doug Watkins featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the New Jazz label.[1]

Soulnik
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedMay 17, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length37:31
LabelNew Jazz
NJLP 8238
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Doug Watkins chronology
Doug Watkins at Large
(1956)
Soulnik
(1960)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "The use of oboe and cello on some numbers makes the date stand out a bit from the usual hard bop sessions of the period and straight-ahead jazz fans will want to get this".[2]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated

  1. "One Guy" - 6:17
  2. "Confessin' (That I Love You)" (Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds) - 6:47
  3. "Soulnik" - 5:44
  4. "Andre's Bag" (Doug Watkins) - 6:58
  5. "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 5:35
  6. "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:10

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ New Jazz Records discography accessed May 30, 2013
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 30, 2013
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1470. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.