Soul Village

This article is about the album by Walter Bishop Jr.. For the album by Blue Mitchell, see Blue Mitchell (album).
Soul Village
Studio album by
Walter Bishop Jr.
Released1977
RecordedJune 1977
StudioCI Recording, NYC
GenreJazz
LabelMuse
MR 5142
ProducerMitch Farber
Walter Bishop Jr. chronology
Old Folks
(1977) 		Soul Village
(1977) 		Hot House
(1977)

Soul Village is an album by pianist Walter Bishop Jr. which was recorded in 1977 and released on the Muse label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Ron Wynn of AllMusic stated "Interesting, often intriguing work that plays off a village concept on the title track, but is otherwise a pretty standard, although expertly performed, batch of standards and bop originals".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Walter Bishop Jr. except where noted.

  1. "Soul Turnaround" – 9:10
  2. "Valerie" (Walter Bishop Jr., Mitch Farber) – 5:46
  3. "Sweet Rosa" – 6:43
  4. "Philadelphia Bright" (Farber) – 6:40
  5. "Coral Keys" – 5:28
  6. "Soul Village" – 8:17

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Muse LP series discography: 5100 to 5149 accessed October 9, 2017
  2. ^ Muse Records discography accessed October 9, 2017
  3. ^ Walter Bishop Jr. catalog accessed October 9, 2017
  4. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Walter Bishop Jr.: Soul Village – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 9, 2017.