Soul People Explained

Soul People
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sonny Stitt With Booker Ervin & Don Patterson
Cover:	Soul_People.jpeg
Released:	Early September 1965^[1]
Recorded:	August 25, 1964 (#1–5) August 5, 1966 (#7) September 15, 1969 (#6)
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz blues
Length:	40:12 original LP 62:44 CD reissue
Label:	Prestige PRLP 7372
Producer:	Ozzie Cadena (#1–5) Bob Porter (#6) Cal Lampley (#7)
Chronology:	Sonny Stitt
Prev Title:	Shangri-La
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	Sax Expressions
Next Year:	1965

Soul People is an album by American saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Booker Ervin, and organist Don Patterson. Just like his previous Soul Shack, Soul People features heavily blues-drenched jazz. The original album was recorded in 1964 and issued by Prestige in early 1965. In 1993, it was reissued on CD by Prestige, featuring three additional tracks.

Track listing

Original LP

1. "Soul People" (Stitt) - 9:59
2. "Sonny's Book" (Stitt) - 8:57
3. ""C" Jam Blues" (Ellington) - 10:00
4. "Medley: I Can't Get Started/The Masquerade Is Over" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin/Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 11:16

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

5. "Flying Home" (Goodman, Hampton, Robin) - 10:13
6. "Tune-Up (Davis) - 4:26
7. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Gordon, Warren) - 7:53

Tracks 1–5 recorded August 25, 1964; #6 on September 15, 1969; #7 on August 5, 1966. Tracks 5–6 previously issued on Don Patterson's Tune Up! (PR 7852).

Personnel

Tracks 1–5

• Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone 2 and 4 tenor saxophone 1, 3 and 5
• Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
• Don Patterson - organ
• Billy James - drums

Track 6

• Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone
• Don Patterson - organ
• Grant Green - guitar
• Billy James - drums

Track 7

• Don Patterson - organ
• Vinnie Corrao - guitar
• Billy James - drums

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=RCkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Soul+People+booker+ervin+stitt+7372&pg=PA46 Billboard Sept 4, 1965