music.wikisort.org - CompositionSoul on Top is the 28th studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in April 1970, by King. Brown and saxophonist Maceo Parker worked with arranger/conductor Oliver Nelson to record a big band, funk and jazz vocal album. It was recorded with Louie Bellson and his 18-piece jazz orchestra at United Western Recorders in Hollywood, California in November 1969, and features jazz standards, show tunes, and middle of the road hits, as well as a new arrangement of Brown's funk hit "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".
1970 studio album by James Brown
Soul on Top |
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Released | April 1970 |
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Recorded | November 10–11, 1969 |
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Genre | Soul, jazz |
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Length | 51:57 (2004 reissue) |
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Label | King |
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Producer | James Brown |
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The album was reissued in 2004 with one previously unreleased bonus track, a big band version of Brown's 1967 hit "There Was a Time", and new liner notes by jazz critic Will Friedwald.
Critical reception
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
The Village Voice | A[3] |
Reviewing the Verve reissue for The Village Voice in September 2004, Tom Hull said, "This extends Ray Charles's omnivorous big-band soul, with Brown reinventing standards—'That's My Desire,' 'September Song,' 'Every Day I Have the Blues,' 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag'—in front of Louie Bellson's orchestra, which arranger-conductor Oliver Nelson barely manages to discipline, so caught up is the band in the singer's excitement. In Brown's discography, just a curio. But in the whole history of big band jazz, there's never been a singer like him."[3]
Track listing
Personnel
- James Brown - vocal
- Oliver Nelson - arranger and conductor
- Ernie Watts - alto saxophone
- Joe Romano - alto saxophone
- Maceo Parker - tenor saxophone
- Buddy Collette - tenor saxophone
- Pete Christlieb - tenor saxophone
- Jim Mulidore - baritone saxophone
- Al Aarons - trumpet
- Chuck Findley - trumpet
- John Audino - trumpet
- Tom Porello - trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
- Nick DiMaio - trombone
- Kenny Shroyer - trombone
- Bill Tole - trombone
- Frank Vincent - piano
- Bill Pitman - guitar
- Louis Shelton - guitar
- Ray Brown - bass
- Louis Bellson - drums, bandleader
- Jack Arnold - percussion
Notes
References
Further reading
- Christian McBride (2015). "Mr. Soul on Top". Retrieved July 05, 2022. Christian McBride's recollections about convincing James Brown to join him for a 2006 revival performance of "Soul On Top" at the Hollywood Bowl.
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- The Famous Flames
- The J.B.'s
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