Soul People

Soul People
Studio album by
ReleasedEarly September 1965[1]
RecordedAugust 25, 1964 (#1–5)
August 5, 1966 (#7)
September 15, 1969 (#6)
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz blues
Length40:12 original LP
62:44 CD reissue
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7372
ProducerOzzie Cadena (#1–5)
Bob Porter (#6)
Cal Lampley (#7)
Sonny Stitt chronology
Shangri-La
(1964)
Soul People
(1965)
Sax Expressions
(1965)
Alternative cover
1993 CD reissue

Soul People is an album by American saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Booker Ervin, and organist Don Patterson. Just like his previous Soul Shack, Soul People features heavily blues-drenched jazz. The original album was recorded in 1964 and issued by Prestige in early 1965. In 1993, it was reissued on CD by Prestige, featuring three additional tracks.

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Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
  1. ^ Billboard Sept 4, 1965
  2. ^ Soul People at AllMusic
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 185. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1346. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.