Guitar Soul! Explained

Guitar Soul!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Billy Butler
Cover:	Guitar Soul!.jpg
Released:	1969
Recorded:	September 22, 1969
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:43
Label:	Prestige PR 7734
Producer:	Bob Porter
Chronology:	Billy Butler
Prev Title:	This Is Billy Butler!
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Next Year:	1970

Guitar Soul! is the second album by guitarist Billy Butler which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Alex Henderson of Allmusic calls the album a "creative triumph" and states "Guitar Soul reflects Butler's diversity".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Blow for the Crossing" (Charles Black, Billy Butler) - 9:27
2. "Golden Earrings" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Victor Young) - 4:04
3. "The Thumb" (Wes Montgomery) - 4:16
4. "Honky Tonk" (Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott, Shep Shepherd) - 5:46
5. "B & B Calypso" (Bob Bushnell) - 3:00
6. "Seven Come Eleven" (Charlie Christian) - 5:43
7. "Autumn Nocturne/You Go to My Head" (Kim Gannon, Josef Myrow/J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 3:27

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on September 22, 1969

Personnel

• Billy Butler - guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
• Seldon Powell - varitone, tenor saxophone, flute
• Sonny Phillips - organ
• Bob Bushnell - electric bass
• Specs Powell - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7700-series/#pr-7734 Prestige Records discography
2. Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed March 7, 2013