''Soul Time'' is a 1960 album by

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Bobby Timmons Robert Henry Timmons (December 19, 1935 – March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods (July 1958 to September 1959; February 1960 to June 1961), between which he w ...

featuring

Blue Mitchell Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American trumpeter and composer who worked in jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock and funk. He recorded albums as leader and sideman for Riverside, Mainstream Records, and Blu ...

on trumpet, Sam Jones on bass, and

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on drums. After ''This Here Is Bobby Timmons'', this was the second album recorded under Timmons' leadership. He handpicked a cast of jazz musicians to complement his

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style of jazz. This album contains four songs written by Timmons ("Soul Time", "So Tired", "Stella B." (named for his wife), and "One Mo'"). "

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" was written by

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, "S'posin" was written by

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and Paul Denniker, and "

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and

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Reception

Reviewing the album for

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wrote:

Pianist Bobby Timmons, best known for his sanctified and funky playing and composing, is mostly heard in a straightahead vein on this CD reissue of a Riverside session. Timmons's four originals ("So Tired" is most memorable) alternate with three standards and are interpreted by a quartet with trumpeter Blue Mitchell, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Art Blakey. The swinging music is well-played, making this a good example of Bobby Timmons playing in a boppish (as opposed to
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y) setting.

Releases

The album was re-released on CD, by

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in 2013 and on 180 gram vinyl by Jazz Workshop.

Track listing

:''All compositions by Bobby Timmons except as indicated'' ;Side 1 # "Soul Time" – 6:18 # "So Tired" – 6:10 # "

" (

) – 4:10 # "S'posin" (

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) – 5:09 ;Side 2 # "Stella B." – 5:40 # "

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) – 6:12 # "One Mo'" – 6.53 *Recorded August 12 and 17, 1960, at Plaza Sound Studio in New York.

Personnel

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trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

* Sam Jones bass *

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* Ray Fowlerrecording engineer * Jack Matthewsmastering

References

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