Soul Village

This article is about the album by Walter Bishop Jr.. For the album by Blue Mitchell, see Blue Mitchell (album).

Soul Village is an album by pianist Walter Bishop Jr. which was recorded in 1977 and released on the Muse label.

Soul Village
Studio album by Walter Bishop Jr.
Released	1977
Recorded	June 1977
Studio	CI Recording, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Label	Muse MR 5142
Producer	Mitch Farber
Walter Bishop Jr. chronology
Old Folks (1977) Soul Village (1977) Hot House (1977)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Ron Wynn of AllMusic stated "Interesting, often intriguing work that plays off a village concept on the title track, but is otherwise a pretty standard, although expertly performed, batch of standards and bop originals".

Track listing

All compositions by Walter Bishop Jr. except where noted.

1. "Soul Turnaround" – 9:10
2. "Valerie" (Walter Bishop Jr., Mitch Farber) – 5:46
3. "Sweet Rosa" – 6:43
4. "Philadelphia Bright" (Farber) – 6:40
5. "Coral Keys" – 5:28
6. "Soul Village" – 8:17

Personnel

• Walter Bishop Jr. – electric piano
• Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
• George Young – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
• Gerry Niewood – tenor saxophone, flute
• Steve Khan – guitar
• Mark Egan – bass
• Ed Soph – drums
• Victoria – congas, percussion