The Soul Explosion

1968 studio album by Illinois Jacquet

The Soul Explosion

Studio album by

Illinois Jacquet

Released

1968

Recorded

March 25, 1969

Studio

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Genre

Jazz

Length

36:23

Label

Prestige
PR 7629

Producer

Don Schlitten

Illinois Jacquet chronology

The King!
(1968)

The Soul Explosion
(1968)

The Blues; That's Me!
(1969)

The Soul Explosion is an album by jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "This blues-based set is full of soul but often swings quite hard with the focus on Jacquet's exciting tenor throughout".^[2]

Track listing

"The Soul Explosion" (Gladys Bruce) – 9:17
"After Hours" (Mark Gordon, Erskine Hawkins, Avery Parrish) – 7:30
"St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 3:06
"I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) – 8:53
"The Eighteenth Hole" (Bruce) – 3:30
"Still King" (Frank Foster, Illinois Jacquet) – 4:07 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

Illinois Jacquet – tenor saxophone
Russell Jacquet, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal – trumpet
Matthew Gee – trombone
Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
Milt Buckner – organ, piano, arranger
Wally Richardson – guitar
Al Lucas – bass, electric bass
Al Foster – drums
Jimmy Mundy – arranger

References

^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 17, 2013
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed April 17, 2013
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 111. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 759. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.