| Soul Finger | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers |
| Cover: | Soul Finger (album).jpg |
| Released: | End of August 1965[1] |
| Recorded: | May 12 & 13, 1965 New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 36:42 |
| Label: | Limelight LM 82018 |
| Producer: | Jack Tracy |
| Prev Title: | 'S Make It |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | Buttercorn Lady |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
Soul Finger is an album by drummer Art Blakey recorded in 1965 and originally released on the Limelight label.[2] [3] On the 2009 CD edition, Gary Bartz, whose recording debut this was, was left off the credits - he is the saxophonist (alto) for five of the six cuts. Lucky Thompson is on only one cut, playing soprano sax on "Spot Session" with the quartet of Blakey, Hicks and Sproles. A sixth cut from the Bartz sessions was used on the later Hold On, I'm Coming album. This was trumpeter Lee Morgan's last recording with Art Blakey after a seven-year association; Freddie Hubbard would return to tour with Blakey's group again in the 1980s.
Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "The program here showcases the sounds of a band in transition to be sure, but also the sound of a group with nothing to lose; in other words, plenty of chances get taken that might not otherwise fly... this date is well worth seeking out for fans of Blakey's long running, ever evolving unit".[4]