Soulful Brass
{{Infobox album
| name = Soulful Brass
| type = Album
| artist = Oliver Nelson and Steve Allen
| cover = Soulful Brass.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1968
| recorded = March 15 & 18, 1968
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 36:11
| label = Impulse!
| producer = Bob Thiele
| chronology = Oliver Nelson
| prev_title = Jazzhattan Suite
| prev_year = 1967
| next_title = Coldwater Flat
| next_year = 1968
}}
Soulful Brass is an album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson and pianist/entertainer Steve Allen featuring performances recorded in 1968 for the Impulse! label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/catalog-9100-series/#as-9168 Impulse! Records discography] accessed April 12, 2011.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Douglas Payne awarded the album 1½ stars, stating: "Not one of Nelson's most memorable: watered-down arrangements and pop tunes framing Allen's electronic harpsichord noodling".Payne, D. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/soulful-brass-r261238 Allmusic Review] accessed April 12, 2011.
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|1.5|5}}
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Track listing
:All compositions by Steve Allen except as indicated
- "Torino" (Lou Garisto) - 2:03
- "Sound Machine" (Steve Allen, S. Clayton) - 3:40
- "Goin' Out of My Head / Can't Take My Eyes off You" (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein / Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio) - 2:50
- "Spooky" (Mike Sharpe, Harry Middlebrook) - 3:43
- "125th Street & 7th Avenue" (Oliver Nelson) - 3:55
- "Green Tambourine" (Paul Leka, Shelly Pinz) - 2:28
- "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding, Steve Cropper) - 2:32
- "Goin' Great" (Stan Applebaum) - 3:11
- "Things I Should Have Said" (Steve Allen, David Allen) - 2:46
- "Go Fly A Kite" - 2:30
- "Melissa" - 3:59
- "Last Night (Was a Bad Night)" - 2:34
:*Recorded in Los Angeles, California, on March 15, 1968 (tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11 7 12), and March 18, 1968 (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7 & 10)
Personnel
- Steve Allen - electric harpsichord, piano
- Oliver Nelson - arranger, conductor
- Bobby Bryant - trumpet
- Tom Scott - tenor saxophone
- Roger Kellaway - piano
- Barney Kessel - guitar
- Larry Bunker, Jimmy Gordon - drums
Ron Carter - bass
Britt Woodman - trombone
Grady Tate - drums
- Other unknown musicians
References
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Category:Impulse! Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Bob Thiele