Buddy Terry - Electric Soul! (1967) [re-rip]

Cool lost album by tenorist Buddy Terry, who plays Varitone on a number of tracks (hence the title of the LP). Jimmy Owens is on trumpet, Harold Mabern's on electric piano, and the set has a nice electric groove that's unusual for Prestige sessions at the time – and which points the way ahead to later jazz work on Kudu and CTI. Tracks include "The Band Bandit", "The Ubangi That Got Away", "Jimmy", and "Electric Soul". © Dusty Groove, Inc.

This is the finest first outing I have heard in many years. Buddy Terry's talent and determination, his superior and well cultivated musicianship are sure to win him many admirers. I can only hope that the reader of these notes is fortunate to have this album on his turn-table at this moment, It's a winner. ~ excerpt from Liner Notes by Michael Gold.

Prestige Records, PRST 7525, 1967

Recorded 23^rd February, 1967 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Personnel:

Buddy Terry - Varitone (#A1-A4,B2), Tenor Saxophone (#B1,B3)

Jimmy Owens - Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Harold Mabern Jr. - Electric Piano

Ron Carter - Bass

Freddie Waits - Drums

Tracks:

A1. Electric Soul {Buddy Terry} (6:35)

A2. Alfie {Burt Bacharach, Hal David} (4:44)

A3. Hey, Nellie {Buddy Terry} (4:42)

A4. Everything Is Everything {Whitaker} (4:38)

B1. The Ubangi That Got Away {Buddy Terry} (7:15)

B2. Jimmy {Jay Thompson} (5:14)

B3. The Band Bandit {Buddy Terry} (6:37)

Credits:

Producer - Cal Lampley

Recording Engineer - Rudy van Gelder

Cover Design/Photo - Don Schlitten

Liner Notes - Michael Gold (April, 67)