''Soul Duo'' is an album by American jazz organist

Shirley Scott Shirley Scott (March 14, 1934 – March 10, 2002) was an American jazz organist. Her music was noted for its mixture of bebop, blues and gospel elements. She was known by the nickname "Queen of the Organ". Life and career Scott was born in Phi ...

and flugelhornist

Clark Terry Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke ...

recorded in 1966 for the

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Reception

The

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review by

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awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is one of organist Shirley Scott's lesser-known Impulse LPs ... Although not playing with the force that

Stanley Turrentine Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion dur ...

exhibited when jamming with the organist, Clark Terry adds humor and a wistfulness to the date that easily compensates".Yanow, S
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Shirley Scott except as indicated'' # "Soul Duo" - 5:45 # "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)" (

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, Don Wolf) - 5:40 # "This Light of Mine" - 3:30 # "Joonji" (Clark Terry) - 3:51 # "Clark Bars" (Terry) - 4:10 # "Taj Mahal" - 4:00 # "Up a Hair" - 4:59 # "

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) - 4:27 :*Recorded at Olmstead Studio in New York City on August 19, 1966 (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 8) and August 22, 1966 (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 7)

Personnel

— organ *

flugelhorn The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...

(tracks 1-6 & 8) *

Bob Cranshaw Melbourne Robert Cranshaw (December 3, 1932 – November 2, 2016) was an American jazz bassist. His career spanned the heyday of Blue Note Records to his recent involvement with the Musicians Union. He is perhaps best known for his long associa ...

(tracks 1, 4, 6 & 7),

George Duvivier George Duvivier (August 17, 1920 – July 11, 1985) was an American jazz double-bassist. Biography Duvivier was born in New York City, the son of Leon V. Duvivier and Ismay Blakely Duvivier. He attended the Conservatory of Music and Art, where ...

(tracks 2, 3, 5 & 8) - bass *

Mickey Roker Granville William "Mickey" Roker (September 3, 1932 – May 22, 2017) was an American jazz drummer. Biography Roker was born into extreme poverty in Miami to Granville (Sr.) and Willie Mae Roker. After his mother died (his father never lived wi ...

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References

{{Authority control Impulse! Records albums Shirley Scott albums Clark Terry albums 1966 albums Albums produced by Bob Thiele