Soul 69
Beskrivning:The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, uppbackad av ett elitgäng musiker. Ray Charles ständige vapendragare David "Fathead" Newman står för tenorsaxofon- och flöjtinpassen, utom på ett spår där den gamle hjälten King Curtis rycker in. Joe Newman, med referenser från Count Basie står för trumpetinläggen. Ritchie Yorke har skrivit albumtexten.
"One of her most overlooked '60s albums, on which she presented some of her jazziest material, despite the title. None of these cuts were significant hits, and none were Aretha originals; she displayed her characteristically eclectic taste in the choice of cover material, handling compositions by Percy Mayfield, Sam Cooke, Smokey Robinson, and, at the most pop-oriented end of her spectrum, John Hartford's "Gentle on My Mind" and Bob Lind's "Elusive Butterfly." Her vocals are consistently passionate and first-rate, though, as is the musicianship; besides contributions from the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, session players include respected jazzmen Kenny Burrell, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, David Newman, and Joe Zawinul." (Richie Unterberger, allmusic.com)
12 spår; speltid 40:40.
Språk:
Skivbolag: Atlantic SD 8212 (1969)
Format: LP
Skick: Vinyl Mycket gott skick
USA-pressning.
Spår:
- Ramblin´
- Today I sing the blues
- River´s invitation
- Pitiful
- Crazy he calls me
- Bring it on home to me
- Tracks of my tears
- If you gotta make a fool of somebody
- Gentle on my mind
- So long
- I´ll never be free
- Elusive butterfly
