JazzCodex

Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Mr. Soul

Mr. Soul cover
RecordedApr 10, 1962
LabelJazz Workshop
CatalogPR 7233
Released1962
Personnel3 credited players
Discogsmaster 522985

The record

Cut for the short-lived Jazz Workshop label in the spring of '62, this trio leans hard into gospel chords and blues phrasing. Marshall's bass and Perkins' brushwork keep things loose but grounded, letting Wright's keys do the talking.

Session personnel

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1962Prestige · PR 7233 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; laminated sleeve
1962Prestige · PR 7233 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp
1962Prestige · PR 7233 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp
1962Prestige · PR 7233 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp
Prestige · PR 7233 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · RVG stamp
1992Prestige · WWLJ-7057 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1995Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1876-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2010Prestige · UCCO-9931 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2014Prestige · UCCO-90240 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2022Jazz Workshop — STEREO, LIMITED EDITION
Prestige · PR 7233 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Original Jazz Classics — File, FLAC, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 16-Bit/44.1 kHz

Follow the players

Wendell Marshall also plays on

Walter Perkins also plays on

John Wright also plays on