Soulnik
1960 studio album by Doug Watkins
Soulnik Doug Watkins featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and released on the New Jazz label.[ 1]
Reception
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
All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated
"One Guy" - 6:17
"Confessin' (That I Love You) " (Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg , Ellis Reynolds) - 6:47
"Soulnik" - 5:44
"Andre's Bag" (Doug Watkins) - 6:58
"I Remember You " (Johnny Mercer , Victor Schertzinger ) - 5:35
"Imagination " (Johnny Burke , Jimmy Van Heusen ) - 6:10
Personnel
References
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As Split With
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings of Dizzy Gillespie Byrd Jazz Donald Byrd , 1955)Autumn Leaves Cannonball Adderley , 1963)Nippon Soul That's Right! Nat Adderley , 1960)My Kinda Swing Ernestine Anderson , 1960)1st Bassman Paul Chambers , 1960)Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone Curtis Fuller , 1960)Images of Curtis Fuller Louis Hayes with Nat Adderley and Yusef Lateef Pre-Bird /Mingus Revisited Charles Mingus , 1960)Breezing Sonny Red , 1960)Color Changes Clark Terry , 1960)Soulnik Doug Watkins , 1960)Uhuru Afrika Randy Weston , 1960)Grantstand Grant Green , 1961)The African Beat Art Blakey and The Afro-Drum Ensemble , 1962)The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York Cannonball in Europe! Cannonball Adderley , 1962)Drum Suite Slide Hampton , 1962)Afro-Soul/Drum Orgy Invitation to Openness Les McCann , 1971)Homeless Brother Don McLean , 1974)Double Time Leon Redbone , 1977)Something You Got Art Farmer , 1977)
