Aretha Franklin - Soul '69 (1969) mp3@320{1337x}-kawli

Rhino 8122-71523-2 | rel: 1993 |

One of her most overlooked '60s albums, on which she presented some of her jazziest material, despite the title. None of these cuts were significant hits, and none were Aretha originals; she displayed her characteristically eclectic taste in the choice of cover material, handling compositions by Percy Mayfield, Sam Cooke, Smokey Robinson, and, at the most pop-oriented end of her spectrum, John Hartford's "Gentle on My Mind" and Bob Lind's "Elusive Butterfly." Her vocals are consistently passionate and first-rate, though, as is the musicianship; besides contributions from the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, session players include respected jazzmen Kenny Burrell, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, David Newman, and Joe Zawinul.

Tracklist:
01. Ramblin' (3:11)
02. Today I Sing The Blues (4:26)
03. River's Invitation (2:41)
04. Pitiful (3:05)
05. Crazy He Calls Me (3:29)
06. Bring It On Home To Me (3:45)
07. Tracks Of My Tears (2:57)
08. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (3:09)
09. Gentle On My Mind (2:29)
10. So Long (4:37)
11. I'll Never Be Free (4:16)
12. Elusive Butterfly (2:46)

Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin - vocals, piano (on #2,7,9)
- Junior Mance - piano (1,3-6,8-11)
- Spooner Oldham - organ (2,7)
- Joe Zawinul - organ (5), electric piano (6,12)
- Kenny Burrell (1,3-6,8-11), Jimmy Johnson - guitar (2,7)
- Ron Carter (1,3-6,8-12), Jerry Jemmott (2,7) - bass
- Tommy Cogbill - electric bass (2,7)
- Bruno Carr (1,3-6,8,9,12), Roger Hawkins (2,7), Grady Tate (10,11) - drums
- Jack Jennings - vibraphone (5,7,9,12)
- Louie Goicdecha, Manuel Gonzales - percussion (5,7,12)
- David Newman - tenor saxophone, flute
- King Curtis, Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone
- George Dorsey, Frank Wess - alto saxophone
- Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
- Joe Newman, Bernie Glow, Richard Williams, Snooky Young, Ernie Royal - trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Benny Powell, Thomas Mitchell - trombone
- Evelyn Greene, Wyline Ivy - backing vocals

Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.99
MPEG-1 layer 3



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