Soul Finger
by Art Blakey
- Type: Album
- Released: August 1965
- Label: Limelight
- Country: United States
- Length: 36:40
- Community rating: 3.46/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: John Hicks, Lucky Thompson, Lee Morgan, Jack Tracy, Freddie Hubbard, Victor Sproles, Gary Bartz
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Marking a transitional phase for the legendary hard bop incubator, 'Soul Finger' features a new lineup of Jazz Messengers, including trumpeter Lee Morgan and saxophonist John Gilmore. The session balances muscular, driving bebop rhythms with the increasingly popular, groove-oriented textures of soul jazz.
Genres
Descriptors: improvisation, instrumental
Tracklist
- Soul Finger (3:15)
- Buh's Bossa (5:32)
- Spot Session (7:20)
- Freedom Monday (6:16)
- A Quiet Thing (6:54)
- The Hub (7:21)
Credits
- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - primary artist, drums, written-by
- Gary Bartz - alto saxophone
- Victor Sproles - bass
- John Hicks - piano
- Lucky Thompson - soprano saxophone, written-by
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, written-by
- Lee Morgan - trumpet, written-by
- Kander And Ebb - written-by
- Art Blakey - Written-By