Power of Soul (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Power of Soul
| type = Album
| artist = Idris Muhammad
| cover = Idris_Muhammad_Power_of_Soul.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 1974
| recorded = March 1974
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| genre = Jazz, jazz-funk
| length = 34:20
| label = Kudu Records
| producer = Creed Taylor
| prev_title = Peace and Rhythm
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = House of the Rising Sun
| next_year = 1976
}}
Power of Soul is the third studio album by American jazz drummer Idris Muhammad, released in November of 1974.
Track listing
:All compositions arranged and conducted by Bob James
{{Track listing
| total_length = 34:20
| title1 = Power of Soul
| writer1 = Jimi Hendrix
| length1 = 7:07
| title2 = Piece of Mind
| writer2 = Bob James
| length2 = 9:24
| title3 = The Saddest Thing
| writer3 = Joe Beck
| length3 = 7:10
| title4 = Loran's Dance
| writer4 = Grover Washington Jr.
| length4 = 10:39
}}
Reception
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=albumid=power-of-soul-R144416|pure_url=yes}}|title=Idris Muhammad: Power of Soul - Review|author=Thom Jurek|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=February 7, 2013}}
| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen
|url-access=registration
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/149 149]
}}
| rev3 = DownBeat
| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}DownBeat Review, November 7,1974, p. 22
}}
Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave the record 5 out of 5 stars, saying that the album "..is one of the reasons that Idris Muhammad is regarded as the drumming king of groove".
Personnel
- Idris Muhammad ( born Leo Morris) – drums
- Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Grover Washington Jr. – tenor and soprano saxophone
- Bob James – Fender Rhodes, keyboards
- Joe Beck – guitar
- Gary King – bass
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
References
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Category:Idris Muhammad albums