Album
Soul On Top
James Brown With The Louie Bellson Orchestra, Oliver Nelson
1970 · Jazz, Funk / Soul
8 collectors on Gatefold own this
Soul On Top is a Soul & Funk album by James Brown With The Louie Bellson Orchestra, Oliver Nelson, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 22 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
About
On his 32nd album, the Godfather of Soul ventured into big-band jazz for a revelatory one-off that wasn’t as much of a detour as it may have seemed. Backed by the 18-piece Louie Bellson Orchestra, Brown transposes his ferocity and charisma to show tunes (“What Kind Of Fool Am !?”) and standards (“It’s Magic”) yet never sounds like anything but his irrepressible self. Swinging reimaginings of Brown’s own “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag” and “It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World” only highlight and enhance the power of the originals while his dramatic, downright funky takeover of Hank Williams’ plaintive country ballad “Your Cheatin’ Heart” serves to remind that soul is a feeling, not a genre.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1That's My Desire4:08
- A2Your Cheatin Heart2:59
- A3What Kind Of Fool Am I?3:02
- A4It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World6:22
- A5The Man In The Glass5:52
Side B
- B1It's Magic3:09
- B2September Song4:29
- B3For Once In My Life4:33
- B4Every Day I Have The Blues3:30
- B5I Need Your Key (To Turn Me On)3:44
- B6Papa's Got A Brand New Bag2:57
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- raw
- triumphant
- funky
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Al AaronsTRUMPET
- Bill PitmanGUITAR
- Bill ToleTROMBONE
- Buddy ColletteTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Chuck FindleyTRUMPET
- Ernie WattsALTO SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Frank VincentPIANO
- Jack ArnoldPERCUSSION
- Jim MulidoreBARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Jimmy ClevelandTROMBONE
- Joe RomanoALTO SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Joe RomanoALTO SAXOPHONE
- John AudinoTRUMPET
- Kenny ShroyerTROMBONE
- Louie Bellson OrchestraORCHESTRA
- Louie SheltonGUITAR
- Louis BellsonDRUMS DRUMS, LEADER
- Maceo ParkerTENOR SAXOPHONE
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 22 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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