Soul Battle is an album by American saxophonists Oliver Nelson, King Curtis and Jimmy Forrest.[2] Recorded in 1960 and originally released by the Prestige label in 1962, it was reissued on CD in 1991, featuring one additional track.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1962[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 9, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz blues | |||
| Length | 37:56 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7223 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| New Record Mirror |  [4] |
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Oliver Nelson; except where noted.
- "Blues at the Five Spot" - 5:43
- "Blues for M.F. (Mort Fega)" - 9:37
- "Anacruses" - 5:43
- "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 9:22
- "In Passing" - 7:31
- "Soul Street" (Jimmy Forrest) - 9:07 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
edit- Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest - tenor saxophone
- Gene Casey - piano
- George Duvivier - bass
- Roy Haynes - drums
References
edit- ^ Billboard June 2, 1961
- ^ Soul Battle at Jazzdisco.org
- ^ Soul Battle at AllMusic
- ^ Griffiths, David (10 August 1963). "Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest: Soul Battle" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 126. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.